When to plant cucumber in Mackay
- Plant seedlings: mid Jan to mid MarMackay area, humid subtropical
- Sow in the ground: mid Jan to mid MarMackay area, humid subtropical
- Move seedlings out: mid Jan to mid MarMackay area, humid subtropical
- Sow in trays: early Jul to mid OctMackay area, humid subtropical
- Sow in the ground: early Aug to mid NovMackay area, humid subtropical
- Move seedlings out: early Aug to mid NovMackay area, humid subtropical
- Plant seedlings: early Aug to mid NovMackay area, humid subtropical
- Sow in trays: mid Dec to mid FebMackay area, humid subtropical
Worked out from 30 years of climate records for Mackay. 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.