When to plant watermelon in Mackay
- Move seedlings out: late Jan to mid MarMackay area, humid subtropical
- Plant seedlings: late Jan to mid MarMackay area, humid subtropical
- Sow in the ground: late Jan to mid MarMackay area, humid subtropical
- Sow in trays: early Jul to early OctMackay area, humid subtropical
- Plant seedlings: mid Aug to mid NovMackay area, humid subtropical
- Move seedlings out: mid Aug to mid NovMackay area, humid subtropical
- Sow in the ground: late Aug to mid NovMackay area, humid subtropical
- Sow in trays: mid Dec to early FebMackay area, humid subtropical
Worked out from 30 years of climate records for Mackay. Microclimates vary: frost hollows and hills run later.
A sprawling summer vine that needs Adelaide's long hot season, plenty of space and warm soil. Sow or plant in late spring. A melon is ripe when the tendril nearest it has browned and the patch underneath turns creamy yellow.