When to plant french marigold in Yundi
- Sow in trays: early Sep to early FebYundi area, cool Mediterranean
- Move seedlings out: mid Oct to mid MarYundi area, cool Mediterranean
- Plant seedlings: mid Oct to mid MarYundi area, cool Mediterranean
- Sow in the ground: mid Nov to mid MarYundi area, cool Mediterranean
Worked out from 30 years of climate records for Yundi. Microclimates vary: frost hollows and hills run later.
The classic companion flower for the veggie patch. Bright, compact and easy, it flowers all summer and draws in hoverflies, whose larvae eat aphids. Tuck it beside tomatoes, capsicum and zucchini, and along bed edges.