Australian Planting Calendar

🌱 Sow in December — 🌿 Temperate (NSW/VIC/SA/WA)

9 plants ready to sow this month

Chives

Allium schoenoprasum

Herb

Perennial, divide every 3 years

Mint

Mentha spicata

Herb ~8w to harvest

Contain roots, harvest before flowering

Parsley

Petroselinum crispum

Herb ~10w to harvest

Biennial, sow year round in temperate

Rosemary

Rosmarinus officinalis

Herb

Perennial, drought tolerant once established

Thyme

Thymus vulgaris

Herb

Perennial, low water once established

Beans (French)

Phaseolus vulgaris

Vegetable ~8w to harvest

Direct sow, frost tender, succession sow every 3 weeks

Beetroot

Beta vulgaris

Vegetable ~10w to harvest

Direct sow, harvest when golf ball size

Lettuce

Lactuca sativa

Vegetable ~6w to harvest

Bolt-resistant varieties for summer

Silverbeet

Beta vulgaris subsp. vulgaris

Vegetable ~8w to harvest

Harvest outer leaves, plant year round

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
Apple Fruit							✓	✓
Peach Fruit							✓	✓
Strawberry Fruit				✓	✓				✓	✓
Basil Herb									✓	✓	✓
Chives Herb	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓			✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Coriander Herb			✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Dill Herb			✓	✓				✓	✓	✓
Mint Herb	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Parsley Herb	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓			✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Rosemary Herb	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Thyme Herb	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Beans (French) Vegetable									✓	✓	✓	✓
Beans (Runner) Vegetable									✓	✓
Beetroot Vegetable	✓	✓	✓	✓				✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Broccoli Vegetable			✓	✓	✓	✓
Cabbage Vegetable			✓	✓	✓	✓
Capsicum Vegetable								✓	✓	✓
Carrot Vegetable			✓	✓	✓			✓	✓	✓	✓
Cauliflower Vegetable			✓	✓	✓
Cucumber Vegetable									✓	✓	✓
Eggplant Vegetable									✓	✓
Garlic Vegetable				✓	✓	✓
Kale Vegetable			✓	✓	✓	✓		✓	✓
Lettuce Vegetable	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓			✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Onion Vegetable			✓	✓	✓				✓	✓
Peas Vegetable			✓	✓				✓	✓
Potato Vegetable								✓	✓	✓
Radish Vegetable			✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Rockmelon Vegetable									✓	✓	✓
Silverbeet Vegetable	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Spinach Vegetable			✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Sweet Corn Vegetable									✓	✓	✓
Tomato Vegetable								✓	✓	✓
Watermelon Vegetable									✓	✓	✓
Zucchini Vegetable									✓	✓	✓

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