When to plant cucumber in Mantamaru
- Plant seedlings: late Jan to early FebMantamaru area, hot desert
- Sow in the ground: late Jan to early FebMantamaru area, hot desert
- Move seedlings out: late Jan to early FebMantamaru area, hot desert
- Sow in trays: early Aug to late AugMantamaru area, hot desert
- Sow in the ground: early Sep to late SepMantamaru area, hot desert
- Move seedlings out: early Sep to late SepMantamaru area, hot desert
- Plant seedlings: early Sep to late SepMantamaru area, hot desert
- Sow in trays: late Dec to early JanMantamaru area, hot desert
Worked out from 30 years of climate records for Mantamaru. 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.