When to plant tomato in Kaltukatjara
- Move seedlings out: late Jan to late FebKaltukatjara area, hot desert
- Plant seedlings: late Jan to late FebKaltukatjara area, hot desert
- Sow in trays: late Jul to early SepKaltukatjara area, hot desert
- Move seedlings out: early Sep to mid OctKaltukatjara area, hot desert
- Plant seedlings: early Sep to mid OctKaltukatjara area, hot desert
- Sow in trays: mid Dec to mid JanKaltukatjara area, hot desert
Worked out from 30 years of climate records for Kaltukatjara. 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.