When to plant cucumber in Kaltukatjara
- Sow in trays: early Jan to early JanKaltukatjara area, hot desert
- Sow in the ground: late Jan to late JanKaltukatjara area, hot desert
- Plant seedlings: late Jan to late JanKaltukatjara area, hot desert
- Move seedlings out: late Jan to late JanKaltukatjara area, hot desert
- Sow in trays: mid Aug to late AugKaltukatjara area, hot desert
- Sow in the ground: early Sep to late SepKaltukatjara area, hot desert
- Move seedlings out: early Sep to late SepKaltukatjara area, hot desert
- Plant seedlings: early Sep to late SepKaltukatjara area, hot desert
Worked out from 30 years of climate records for Kaltukatjara. 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.