🗓 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 May — 🏜️ Arid (inland Australia)

8 plants ready to sow this month
All (12) 🥦 Veg (12)
Beetroot
Beta vulgaris
Vegetable ~10w to harvest
Spring and autumn
Broccoli
Brassica oleracea var. italica
Vegetable ~12w to harvest
Autumn-winter only in arid
Carrot
Daucus carota
Vegetable ~12w to harvest
Spring and autumn, needs deep watering
Garlic
Allium sativum
Vegetable ~28w to harvest
Autumn plant, harvest Nov-Dec
Lettuce
Lactuca sativa
Vegetable ~6w to harvest
Avoid summer, shade cloth helps
Old Man Saltbush
Atriplex nummularia
Vegetable
Extremely drought tolerant native perennial
Silverbeet
Beta vulgaris subsp. vulgaris
Vegetable ~8w to harvest
Avoid extreme summer heat
Spinach
Spinacia oleracea
Vegetable ~6w to harvest
Spring and autumn only

📊 Full Year Overview — 🏜️ Arid (inland Australia)

This month Sow Not suitable
Plant Jan Jan Feb Feb Mar Mar Apr Apr May May Jun Jun Jul Jul Aug Aug Sep Sep Oct Oct Nov Nov Dec Dec
Beetroot
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Broccoli
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Capsicum
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Carrot
Vegetable
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Cucumber
Vegetable
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Garlic
Vegetable
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Lettuce
Vegetable
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Old Man Saltbush
Vegetable
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Silverbeet
Vegetable
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Spinach
Vegetable
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Tomato
Vegetable
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Zucchini
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