When to plant orange in Mantamaru
- Plant seedlings: mid Jan to late AprMantamaru area, hot desert
- Plant seedlings: late Jul to mid NovMantamaru area, hot desert
Worked out from 30 years of climate records for Mantamaru. Microclimates vary: frost hollows and hills run later.
Sweet oranges grow well in Adelaide's warm, dry summers, as the Riverland orchards show. Washington navels are the classic eating orange, ripening in winter; Valencias ripen in spring and summer and are best for juice. Plant in full sun with free drainage, feed well and water deeply in summer.