🗓 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 April — 🌿 Temperate (NSW/VIC/SA/WA)

13 plants ready to sow this month
All (24) 🥦 Veg (24)
Beetroot
Beta vulgaris
Vegetable ~10w to harvest
Direct sow, harvest when golf ball size
Broccoli
Brassica oleracea var. italica
Vegetable ~12w to harvest
Cool season, sow Feb-May for winter harvest
Cabbage
Brassica oleracea var. capitata
Vegetable ~16w to harvest
Cool season crop
Carrot
Daucus carota
Vegetable ~12w to harvest
Direct sow, thin to 5cm, keep moist to germinate
Cauliflower
Brassica oleracea var. botrytis
Vegetable ~18w to harvest
Needs consistent moisture
Garlic
Allium sativum
Vegetable ~30w to harvest
Plant cloves pointed end up, harvest Dec-Jan
Kale
Brassica oleracea var. acephala
Vegetable ~8w to harvest
Hardy, harvest outer leaves
Lettuce
Lactuca sativa
Vegetable ~6w to harvest
Bolt-resistant varieties for summer
Onion
Allium cepa
Vegetable ~20w to harvest
Long day varieties for spring, short day for autumn
Peas
Pisum sativum
Vegetable ~10w to harvest
Cool season, needs support
Radish
Raphanus sativus
Vegetable ~4w to harvest
Fast crop, sow successionally
Silverbeet
Beta vulgaris subsp. vulgaris
Vegetable ~8w to harvest
Harvest outer leaves, plant year round
Spinach
Spinacia oleracea
Vegetable ~6w to harvest
Cool season, bolts in heat

📊 Full Year Overview — 🌿 Temperate (NSW/VIC/SA/WA)

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Beetroot
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Broccoli
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Cabbage
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Capsicum
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Carrot
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Cauliflower
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Cucumber
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Eggplant
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Garlic
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Kale
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Lettuce
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Onion
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Peas
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Potato
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Radish
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Rockmelon
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Silverbeet
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Spinach
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Sweet Corn
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Tomato
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Watermelon
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Zucchini
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