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When to plant avocado in Chain Of Ponds

  • Plant seedlings: mid Feb to early MarChain Of Ponds area, cool Mediterranean
  • Plant seedlings: mid Oct to mid OctChain Of Ponds area, cool Mediterranean

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

A large evergreen tree that can crop in Adelaide with care. It is frost-tender and hates hot, dry wind and wet feet, so plant in spring in a warm, sheltered spot with perfect drainage, ideally on a mound. Choose a cold-tolerant variety such as Bacon or Hass and water deeply through summer.

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