🗓 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)
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

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

14 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
Papaya
Carica papaya
Fruit ~40w to harvest
Year round, fruit in 9-12 months
Basil
Ocimum basilicum
Herb ~8w to harvest
Dry season
Lemongrass
Cymbopogon citratus
Herb
Year round perennial
Beans
Phaseolus vulgaris
Vegetable ~8w to harvest
Dry season Apr-Aug
Broccoli
Brassica oleracea var. italica
Vegetable ~12w to harvest
Cool-dry season May-Jun only
Capsicum
Capsicum annuum
Vegetable ~16w to harvest
Dry season Apr-Aug
Cucumber
Cucumis sativus
Vegetable ~8w to harvest
Dry season only
Lettuce
Lactuca sativa
Vegetable ~6w to harvest
Dry season May-Jul
Okra
Abelmoschus esculentus
Vegetable ~10w to harvest
Dry season and early wet
Silverbeet
Beta vulgaris subsp. vulgaris
Vegetable ~8w to harvest
Dry season
Snake Beans
Vigna unguiculata subsp. sesquipedalis
Vegetable ~10w to harvest
Warm season, dry season start
Sweet Potato
Ipomoea batatas
Vegetable ~16w to harvest
Year round in tropical
Tomato
Solanum lycopersicum
Vegetable ~12w to harvest
Dry season crop only: Apr-Aug

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

This month Sow Not suitable
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Pineapple
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Basil
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Ginger
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Lemongrass
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Beans
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Broccoli
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Capsicum
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Cucumber
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Lettuce
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Okra
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Silverbeet
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Snake Beans
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Sweet Potato
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Tomato
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