When to plant zucchini in Barcaldine
- Sow in trays: mid Jul to mid FebBarcaldine area, hot semi-arid
- Move seedlings out: mid Aug to mid MarBarcaldine area, hot semi-arid
- Sow in the ground: mid Aug to mid MarBarcaldine area, hot semi-arid
- Plant seedlings: mid Aug to mid MarBarcaldine area, hot semi-arid
Worked out from 30 years of climate records for Barcaldine. Microclimates vary: frost hollows and hills run later.
The easiest summer vegetable in Adelaide: one or two plants feed a family from midsummer to autumn. Sow or plant once the soil is warm. Pick fruit small, every day or two, before they become marrows.