Victoria's variable climate — "four seasons in one day" — suits a wide range of cool and warm season crops. Melbourne gardens thrive with a long cool season for brassicas and autumn root vegetables.
What to sow or plant right now in your Victoria garden.
In Melbourne, plant tomato seedlings from late September through November after the last frost risk has passed. Starting seeds indoors 8 weeks earlier (July–August) gives you a head start.
Victoria is primarily a Cool climate zone. Cool temperate with cold winters, warm summers. Inland regions get harder frosts. Changeable rainfall. This determines your planting windows, frost dates, and which crops thrive.
The most reliable vegetables for Victoria gardeners are Broccoli, Kale, Garlic, Strawberries. These are well-suited to the local climate and produce reliably for home gardeners of all experience levels.
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