Australian Planting Calendar

🌱 Sow in October — 🌴 Tropical (QLD/NT/WA north)

11 plants ready to sow this month

All (18) 🥦 Veg (10) 🍎 Fruit (4) 🌿 Herb (4)

Banana

Musa acuminata

Fruit ~52w to harvest

Year round, take 12 months to fruit

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Mango

Mangifera indica

Fruit ~52w to harvest

Plant dry season, grafted trees fruit in 3-4 years

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Papaya

Carica papaya

Fruit ~40w to harvest

Year round, fruit in 9-12 months

Pineapple

Ananas comosus

Fruit ~80w to harvest

Year round, 18-24 months to fruit

Basil

Ocimum basilicum

Herb ~8w to harvest

Dry season

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Ginger

Zingiber officinale

Herb ~40w to harvest

Plant wet season, harvest dry season

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Lemongrass

Cymbopogon citratus

Herb

Year round perennial

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Turmeric

Curcuma longa

Herb ~40w to harvest

Plant with rains, harvest dry season

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Okra

Abelmoschus esculentus

Vegetable ~10w to harvest

Dry season and early wet

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Snake Beans

Vigna unguiculata subsp. sesquipedalis

Vegetable ~10w to harvest

Warm season, dry season start

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Sweet Potato

Ipomoea batatas

Vegetable ~16w to harvest

Year round in tropical

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📊 Full Year Overview — 🌴 Tropical (QLD/NT/WA north)

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
Banana Fruit	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Mango Fruit									✓	✓
Papaya Fruit	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Pineapple Fruit	✓	✓							✓	✓	✓	✓
Basil Herb				✓	✓					✓
Ginger Herb	✓	✓	✓						✓	✓	✓	✓
Lemongrass Herb	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Turmeric Herb	✓	✓	✓						✓	✓	✓	✓
Beans Vegetable				✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Broccoli Vegetable				✓	✓	✓
Capsicum Vegetable				✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Cucumber Vegetable				✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Lettuce Vegetable				✓	✓	✓	✓
Okra Vegetable				✓	✓				✓	✓
Silverbeet Vegetable				✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Snake Beans Vegetable				✓	✓				✓	✓
Sweet Potato Vegetable	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Tomato Vegetable				✓	✓	✓	✓	✓

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