When to plant cucumber in Port Augusta
- Sow in trays: early Sep to mid DecPort Augusta area, hot desert
- Move seedlings out: early Oct to mid JanPort Augusta area, hot desert
- Sow in the ground: early Oct to mid JanPort Augusta area, hot desert
- Plant seedlings: early Oct to mid JanPort Augusta area, hot desert
Worked out from 30 years of climate records for Port Augusta. 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.