When to plant cucumber in Yarraden
- Move seedlings out: mid Jan to mid NovYarraden area, tropical savanna
- Sow in the ground: mid Jan to mid NovYarraden area, tropical savanna
- Plant seedlings: mid Jan to mid NovYarraden area, tropical savanna
- Sow in trays: mid Dec to late OctYarraden area, tropical savanna
Worked out from 30 years of climate records for Yarraden. 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.