When to plant cucumber in Kilkenny
- Sow in trays: early Oct to early DecKilkenny area, Mediterranean
- Move seedlings out: late Oct to early JanKilkenny area, Mediterranean
- Sow in the ground: late Oct to early JanKilkenny area, Mediterranean
- Plant seedlings: late Oct to early JanKilkenny area, Mediterranean
Worked out from 30 years of climate records for Kilkenny. 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.