When to plant watermelon in Wills
- Move seedlings out: mid Jan to early MarWills area, hot desert
- Plant seedlings: mid Jan to early MarWills area, hot desert
- Sow in the ground: mid Jan to early MarWills area, hot desert
- Sow in trays: early Jul to early SepWills area, hot desert
- Plant seedlings: mid Aug to late OctWills area, hot desert
- Move seedlings out: mid Aug to late OctWills area, hot desert
- Sow in the ground: late Aug to late OctWills area, hot desert
- Sow in trays: early Dec to late JanWills area, hot desert
Worked out from 30 years of climate records for Wills. 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.