When to plant zucchini in Lake Plains
- Sow in trays: early Oct to mid DecLake Plains area, cool Mediterranean
- Move seedlings out: late Oct to mid JanLake Plains area, cool Mediterranean
- Sow in the ground: late Oct to mid JanLake Plains area, cool Mediterranean
- Plant seedlings: late Oct to mid JanLake Plains area, cool Mediterranean
Worked out from 30 years of climate records for Lake Plains. Microclimates vary: frost hollows and hills run later.
The easiest summer vegetable in Adelaide: one or two plants feed a family from midsummer to autumn. Sow or plant once the soil is warm. Pick fruit small, every day or two, before they become marrows.