When to plant watermelon in Tanami
- Plant seedlings: mid Jan to mid MarTanami area, hot desert
- Sow in the ground: mid Jan to mid MarTanami area, hot desert
- Move seedlings out: mid Jan to mid MarTanami area, hot desert
- Sow in trays: mid Jun to late JulTanami area, hot desert
- Sow in the ground: late Jul to early SepTanami area, hot desert
- Move seedlings out: late Jul to early SepTanami area, hot desert
- Plant seedlings: late Jul to early SepTanami area, hot desert
- Sow in trays: early Dec to early FebTanami area, hot desert
Worked out from 30 years of climate records for Tanami. 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.