SEED TYPE : Open Pollinated, Heirloom

PLANT TYPE : Annual, Bushy

FLOWER COLOR :  White

SOWING TIME : All Season Crop

SOWING METHOD :  Transplanting

GERMINATION TIME : 6 – 10 Days

GROWING CONTAINER : 12 inch height pot / Garden bed.

GROWING MEDIA : 2 part  Garden soil 1 part Cocopeat 1 part Vermicompost.

FLOWERING : 60 – 75 Days after sowing.

DESCRIPTION :

Alyssum Snow White  is an easy to grow annual, which produces spectacular mounds of fragrant white flowers with little effort. Alyssum Snow White  flowers very quickly and produces beautiful flowers throughout the year. This self-seeding variety is an ideal cottage plant, as it will generally grow as a quasi-perennial, by renewing itself through naturalised seedlings. Alyssum is commonly used as a border plant in cottage gardens and a companion plants in vegetable and herb gardens, as they act as a natural pest repellent for many common vegetable pests.

Seed-starting containers should be clean, measure at least 2-3 inches deep and have drainage holes. They can be plastic pots, cell packs, peat pots, plastic flats, yogurt cups, even eggshells. Sow seeds in sterile, seed-starting mix or potting soil available in nurseries and garden centers. Don’t use garden soil, it’s too heavy, contains weeds seeds, and possibly, disease organisms. Wet the soil with warm water before filling seed-starting containers.

You’ll find the proper planting depth on the seed packet. The general rule of thumb is to cover seeds with soil equal to three times their thickness – but be sure to read the seed packet planting instructions carefully. Gentle tamping after sowing will help.  After planting your seeds, use a spray bottle to wet the soil again.

Always use room-temperature water. Let chlorinated water sit overnight so chlorine can dissipate or use distilled water. Avoid using softened water. It’s important to keep soil consistently moist, but avoid overwatering, which promotes diseases, that can kill seedlings.

Before moving seedlings outdoors, they need to be acclimatized to their new, harsher surroundings.