Best time to plant watermelon in Rockhampton
Citrullus lanatus
Sow watermelon in Rockhampton in Aug to Jan.
A sprawling, frost-tender vine grown for its large, sweet, juicy fruit. It needs a long, hot season, plenty of room and steady water while the fruit swells.
When to sow in Rockhampton
Rockhampton, QLD is in the subtropical zone. Its months for watermelon apply here without a frost adjustment.
Matches local guides.
Your local conditions can shift any months shown here, so treat them as a guide.
Frost in Rockhampton
Frost usually arrives in Rockhampton around late July and finishes by late July. In about 1 year in 10 it comes as early as mid July or as late as early August, so frost-tender crops are planned around those dates.
From its Bureau of Meteorology station, 1991 to 2020, counting a night at 2°C or lower as a frost. Frost hollows and hillsides can shift these dates by weeks, so ask the growers at your garden too.
On a shared plot: needs a lot of room
Vines wander well beyond a small bed. Train them back into your plot, and ask your coordinator if space is tight.
Growing details
- How to start
- Sow directly in the bed
- Sowing depth
- 25-38mm
- Plant spacing
- 90-120cm
- Row spacing
- 125cm
- Germination
- 10-14 days at 27-32°C
- Time to harvest
- 85 days
- Frost
- Frost tender
- Sun
- Full sun
- Life cycle
- annual
These are typical figures, and varieties differ. Your seed packet takes priority.