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When to plant watermelon in Stonehenge

  • Sow in trays: early Jul to mid JanStonehenge area, hot desert
  • Plant seedlings: mid Aug to late FebStonehenge area, hot desert
  • Move seedlings out: mid Aug to late FebStonehenge area, hot desert
  • Sow in the ground: late Aug to late FebStonehenge area, hot desert

Worked out from 30 years of climate records for Stonehenge. 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.

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