🗓 Planting Calendar

Australian Planting Calendar

What to plant, when to plant it — for your Australian climate zone.

🌴 Tropical (QLD/NT/WA north) 🌺 Subtropical (SE QLD/northern NSW) 🌿 Temperate (NSW/VIC/SA/WA) ❄️ Cool Temperate (TAS/alpine/ACT) 🏜️ Arid (inland Australia)
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🌱 Sow in November — 🌿 Temperate (NSW/VIC/SA/WA)

16 plants ready to sow this month
All (35) 🥦 Veg (24) 🍎 Fruit (3) 🌿 Herb (8)
Basil
Ocimum basilicum
Herb ~8w to harvest
Frost tender, full sun, pinch flowers
Growing guide →
Chives
Allium schoenoprasum
Herb
Perennial, divide every 3 years
Growing guide →
Mint
Mentha spicata
Herb ~8w to harvest
Contain roots, harvest before flowering
Growing guide →
Parsley
Petroselinum crispum
Herb ~10w to harvest
Biennial, sow year round in temperate
Growing guide →
Rosemary
Rosmarinus officinalis
Herb
Perennial, drought tolerant once established
Growing guide →
Thyme
Thymus vulgaris
Herb
Perennial, low water once established
Growing guide →
Beans (French)
Phaseolus vulgaris
Vegetable ~8w to harvest
Direct sow, frost tender, succession sow every 3 weeks
Beetroot
Beta vulgaris
Vegetable ~10w to harvest
Direct sow, harvest when golf ball size
Growing guide →
Carrot
Daucus carota
Vegetable ~12w to harvest
Direct sow, thin to 5cm, keep moist to germinate
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Cucumber
Cucumis sativus
Vegetable ~8w to harvest
Direct sow in warm soil, frost tender
Growing guide →
Lettuce
Lactuca sativa
Vegetable ~6w to harvest
Bolt-resistant varieties for summer
Growing guide →
Rockmelon
Cucumis melo
Vegetable ~14w to harvest
Needs heat, best Oct-Nov sowing
Silverbeet
Beta vulgaris subsp. vulgaris
Vegetable ~8w to harvest
Harvest outer leaves, plant year round
Growing guide →
Sweet Corn
Zea mays
Vegetable ~14w to harvest
Plant in blocks for pollination
Growing guide →
Watermelon
Citrullus lanatus
Vegetable ~16w to harvest
Needs heat and space
Growing guide →
Zucchini
Cucurbita pepo
Vegetable ~8w to harvest
Direct sow, very prolific producer
Growing guide →

📊 Full Year Overview — 🌿 Temperate (NSW/VIC/SA/WA)

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Strawberry
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Basil
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Chives
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Coriander
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Dill
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Mint
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Parsley
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Rosemary
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Thyme
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Beans (French)
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Beans (Runner)
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Beetroot
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Broccoli
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Cabbage
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Capsicum
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Carrot
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Cauliflower
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Cucumber
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Eggplant
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Garlic
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Kale
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Lettuce
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Onion
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Peas
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Potato
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Radish
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Rockmelon
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Silverbeet
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Spinach
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Sweet Corn
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Tomato
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Watermelon
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Zucchini
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