🗓 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)
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

🌱 Sow in August — 🌿 Temperate (NSW/VIC/SA/WA)

20 plants ready to sow this month
All (35) 🥦 Veg (24) 🍎 Fruit (3) 🌿 Herb (8)
Apple
Malus domestica
Fruit ~40w to harvest
Bare root June-Aug, needs cross-pollination
Peach
Prunus persica
Fruit ~40w to harvest
Bare root June-Aug, needs chill hours
Chives
Allium schoenoprasum
Herb
Perennial, divide every 3 years
Coriander
Coriandrum sativum
Herb ~6w to harvest
Slow bolt varieties, cool season best
Dill
Anethum graveolens
Herb ~8w to harvest
Direct sow, do not transplant
Mint
Mentha spicata
Herb ~8w to harvest
Contain roots, harvest before flowering
Parsley
Petroselinum crispum
Herb ~10w to harvest
Biennial, sow year round in temperate
Rosemary
Rosmarinus officinalis
Herb
Perennial, drought tolerant once established
Thyme
Thymus vulgaris
Herb
Perennial, low water once established
Beetroot
Beta vulgaris
Vegetable ~10w to harvest
Direct sow, harvest when golf ball size
Capsicum
Capsicum annuum
Vegetable ~16w to harvest
Start indoors Aug, needs warm soil to fruit
Carrot
Daucus carota
Vegetable ~12w to harvest
Direct sow, thin to 5cm, keep moist to germinate
Kale
Brassica oleracea var. acephala
Vegetable ~8w to harvest
Hardy, harvest outer leaves
Lettuce
Lactuca sativa
Vegetable ~6w to harvest
Bolt-resistant varieties for summer
Peas
Pisum sativum
Vegetable ~10w to harvest
Cool season, needs support
Potato
Solanum tuberosum
Vegetable ~16w to harvest
Plant seed potatoes, hill up as they grow
Radish
Raphanus sativus
Vegetable ~4w to harvest
Fast crop, sow successionally
Silverbeet
Beta vulgaris subsp. vulgaris
Vegetable ~8w to harvest
Harvest outer leaves, plant year round
Spinach
Spinacia oleracea
Vegetable ~6w to harvest
Cool season, bolts in heat
Tomato
Solanum lycopersicum
Vegetable ~12w to harvest
Start indoors Aug, transplant Sep-Oct after last frost

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

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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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