When to plant tomato in Bookabie
- Sow in trays: mid Aug to early JanBookabie area, semi-arid
- Move seedlings out: early Oct to mid FebBookabie area, semi-arid
- Plant seedlings: early Oct to mid FebBookabie area, semi-arid
Worked out from 30 years of climate records for Bookabie. Microclimates vary: frost hollows and hills run later.
The most popular summer crop in Adelaide, planted once soil and nights are warm and picked from midsummer to autumn. Stake or cage plants and mulch well. Deep, regular watering is the key; dry-wet cycles cause blossom end rot and split fruit.