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