Beans (French)
Phaseolus vulgaris
Vegetable
~8w to harvest
Direct sow, frost tender, succession sow every 3 weeks
Beans (Runner)
Phaseolus coccineus
Vegetable
~10w to harvest
Needs support, great for fences
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
Cucumber
Cucumis sativus
Vegetable
~8w to harvest
Direct sow in warm soil, frost tender
Eggplant
Solanum melongena
Vegetable
~18w to harvest
Start indoors Aug, needs warmth
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
Onion
Allium cepa
Vegetable
~20w to harvest
Long day varieties for spring, short day for autumn
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
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
Spinach
Spinacia oleracea
Vegetable
~6w to harvest
Cool season, bolts in heat
Sweet Corn
Zea mays
Vegetable
~14w to harvest
Plant in blocks for pollination
Tomato
Solanum lycopersicum
Vegetable
~12w to harvest
Start indoors Aug, transplant Sep-Oct after last frost
Watermelon
Citrullus lanatus
Vegetable
~16w to harvest
Needs heat and space
Zucchini
Cucurbita pepo
Vegetable
~8w to harvest
Direct sow, very prolific producer