When to plant cucumber in Rupanyup
- Sow in trays: mid Oct to mid NovRupanyup area, semi-arid
- Move seedlings out: mid Nov to mid DecRupanyup area, semi-arid
- Sow in the ground: mid Nov to mid DecRupanyup area, semi-arid
- Plant seedlings: mid Nov to mid DecRupanyup area, semi-arid
Worked out from 30 years of climate records for Rupanyup. 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.