When to plant watermelon in Port Augusta
- Sow in trays: late Aug to early DecPort Augusta area, hot desert
- Move seedlings out: early Oct to late JanPort Augusta area, hot desert
- Plant seedlings: early Oct to late JanPort Augusta area, hot desert
- Sow in the ground: mid Oct to late 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 sprawling summer vine that needs Adelaide's long hot season, plenty of space and warm soil. Sow or plant in late spring. A melon is ripe when the tendril nearest it has browned and the patch underneath turns creamy yellow.