When to plant cucumber in Cessnock
- Sow in trays: mid Sep to early DecCessnock area, humid subtropical
- Move seedlings out: mid Oct to early JanCessnock area, humid subtropical
- Sow in the ground: mid Oct to early JanCessnock area, humid subtropical
- Plant seedlings: mid Oct to early JanCessnock area, humid subtropical
Worked out from 30 years of climate records for Cessnock. 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.