Alyssum - Key Growing Information
DAYS TO GERMINATION:
Expect sprouts in 8–10 days at 65–70°F (18–21°C).SOWING:
Transplants are the most reliable: start seed 4–5 weeks before your planting-out date and move plants outside once frost danger is past. Drop a few seeds into each cell or pot and leave them uncovered, since light triggers germination. Grow seedlings cool, around 50–55°F (10–13°C) at night, to harden them. To sow outdoors instead, press seed onto the soil surface as early in spring as the ground can be worked, then thin when true leaves form. In mild-winter regions, sowings from midsummer through late winter can flower into June; where winter lows fall below 28°F (-2°C), wait and sow in early spring.LIGHT PREFERENCE:
Full sun to partial shade.PLANT HEIGHT:
8-16".PLANT SPACING:
Space 6–8" apart.HARDINESS ZONES:
Perennial in Zones 9–11; usually grown as an annual elsewhere.HARVEST:
Pick edible flowers as soon as they open.SOIL REQUIREMENTS:
Ordinary garden soil with good drainage.pH: 6.0–7.0 is ideal.
