When to plant zucchini in Mount Isa
- Sow in trays: late Jan to mid FebMount Isa area, hot desert
- Sow in the ground: mid Feb to mid MarMount Isa area, hot desert
- Plant seedlings: mid Feb to mid MarMount Isa area, hot desert
- Move seedlings out: mid Feb to mid MarMount Isa area, hot desert
- Sow in trays: late Jul to late JulMount Isa area, hot desert
- Sow in the ground: mid Aug to late AugMount Isa area, hot desert
- Move seedlings out: mid Aug to late AugMount Isa area, hot desert
- Plant seedlings: mid Aug to late AugMount Isa area, hot desert
Worked out from 30 years of climate records for Mount Isa. 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.