When to plant eggplant in Rookwood
- Move seedlings out: all yearRookwood area, tropical savanna
- Sow in trays: all yearRookwood area, tropical savanna
- Plant seedlings: all yearRookwood area, tropical savanna
Worked out from 30 years of climate records for Rookwood. Microclimates vary: frost hollows and hills run later.
A heat-loving summer crop that does very well in Adelaide once it gets going. Plant seedlings only when nights are reliably warm and keep them sheltered from cold winds. Water deeply and feed regularly; well-fed plants crop from midsummer to autumn.