When to plant tomato 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.
The most popular summer crop in Adelaide, planted once soil and nights are warm and picked from midsummer to autumn. Stake or cage plants and mulch well. Deep, regular watering is the key; dry-wet cycles cause blossom end rot and split fruit.