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When to plant cucumber in Brisbane

  • Sow in trays: early Aug to mid JanBrisbane area, humid subtropical
  • Move seedlings out: early Sep to mid FebBrisbane area, humid subtropical
  • Sow in the ground: early Sep to mid FebBrisbane area, humid subtropical
  • Plant seedlings: early Sep to mid FebBrisbane area, humid subtropical

Worked out from 30 years of climate records for Brisbane. Microclimates vary: frost hollows and hills run later.

A quick summer vine that gives a glut of fruit in Adelaide's warm months. Grow it up a trellis to save space and keep fruit clean. Steady water is the key: dry or stressed plants give bitter, misshapen fruit.

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