When to plant tomato in Gladstone
- Move seedlings out: all yearGladstone area, humid subtropical
- Sow in trays: all yearGladstone area, humid subtropical
- Plant seedlings: all yearGladstone area, humid subtropical
Worked out from 30 years of climate records for Gladstone. 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.