Berries & compact fruit
Tamarillo
Fully coloured fruit with a bitter skin usually removed before eating.
Sowing & planting windows in Australia
Planting timing varies by broad Australian gardening zone. Local weather, unusual seasons and your garden’s microclimate can shift timing.
Cool
Sow · Sep-Dec
Core months: September, October, November, December
Temperate
Sow · Aug-Dec
Core months: August, September, October, November, December
Subtropical
Sow · Aug-Dec
Core months: August, September, October, November, December
Tropical
Sow · Aug-Nov
Core months: August, September, October, November
Arid
Sow · Jul-Oct
Core months: July, August, September, October
Getting started
Sow seed in the recorded five-zone window. Use clean seed and follow the packet's depth and spacing for the named species or cultivar.
The right conditions
Choose the light, drainage and soil fertility suited to the crop; match watering to the climate and avoid prolonged waterlogging.
As it grows
Keep roots cool with mulch, water consistently during flowering and fruit fill, net fruit where needed and prune according to the crop’s fruiting wood.
Ready to harvest
Pick fruit when fully coloured and slightly yielding; the skin is usually removed because of its bitterness.
Plant guidance: P11a propagation, food-safety and plant-specific guide audit. Planting windows are a guide rather than a rule.