🗓 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 October — 🌺 Subtropical (SE QLD/northern NSW)

12 plants ready to sow this month
All (24) 🥦 Veg (16) 🍎 Fruit (3) 🌿 Herb (5)
Banana
Musa acuminata
Fruit ~52w to harvest
Year round, protect from frost
Growing guide →
Papaya
Carica papaya
Fruit ~40w to harvest
Plant Oct-Nov, frost tender
Basil
Ocimum basilicum
Herb ~8w to harvest
Year round in warm subtropical
Growing guide →
Lemongrass
Cymbopogon citratus
Herb
Perennial, harvest outer stalks
Growing guide →
Mint
Mentha spicata
Herb ~8w to harvest
Year round, shade in summer
Growing guide →
Parsley
Petroselinum crispum
Herb ~10w to harvest
Autumn-spring in subtropical
Growing guide →
Beans (French)
Phaseolus vulgaris
Vegetable ~8w to harvest
Plant twice a year to avoid heat
Cucumber
Cucumis sativus
Vegetable ~8w to harvest
Avoid Dec-Jan heat
Growing guide →
Okra
Abelmoschus esculentus
Vegetable ~10w to harvest
Thrives in subtropical heat
Growing guide →
Silverbeet
Beta vulgaris subsp. vulgaris
Vegetable ~8w to harvest
Year round in subtropical
Growing guide →
Sweet Potato
Ipomoea batatas
Vegetable ~16w to harvest
Warm season perennial in subtropical
Growing guide →
Zucchini
Cucurbita pepo
Vegetable ~8w to harvest
Best Feb-Apr and Aug-Oct
Growing guide →

📊 Full Year Overview — 🌺 Subtropical (SE QLD/northern NSW)

This month Sow Not suitable
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Banana
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Papaya
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Strawberry
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Basil
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Coriander
Herb
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Lemongrass
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Mint
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Parsley
Herb
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Beans (French)
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Beetroot
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Broccoli
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Cabbage
Vegetable
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Capsicum
Vegetable
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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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Okra
Vegetable
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Onion
Vegetable
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Silverbeet
Vegetable
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Spinach
Vegetable
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Sweet Potato
Vegetable
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Tomato
Vegetable
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Zucchini
Vegetable
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