Organic Gardening
From Down Under
Planting Guide
Did you know that farmers spray the tops of potatoes with Roundup a week before they harvest their potato crops for the markets. |
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Planting Guide
| Plant Type |
Cold Areas Act, Melb, Tas & Inland |
Mild Areas Perth, Sydney, Adelaide |
Sub Tropics Coffs Habour to Rockhampton |
Tropics |
| Broad Beans | Mar-Aug | April-July | Mar-Jun | needs a cool climate |
| Bush Beans | Oct-Jan | Sept-Feb | Mar-Sept | All Year |
| Climbing Beans | Oct-Dec | Sept-Feb | Mar-Sept | All Year |
| Beetroot | Sept-Feb | July-Mar | Mar-Sept | Mar-Sept |
| Broccoli | All Year | Jun-March | Apr-Sept | Mar-Jun |
| Brussel Sprouts (needs a frost) |
Oct-Feb | Dec-March | Mar-Aug (needs frost) | (needs frost) |
| Cabbage | July-Mar | All Year | April-Sept | Mar-Jun |
| Capsicum | Sept-Nov | Aug-Dec | All Year | All Year |
| Carrots | Sept-Feb | All Year | All Year | All Year |
| Cauliflower | All Year | Dec-Feb | Apr-Sept | Mar-Jun |
| Celery | Aug-Dec | Aug-Dec | Mar-Oct | Mar-Sept |
| Chillis | Sept-Nov | Aug-Dec | All Year | All Year |
| Corn | Oct-Jan | Sept-Feb | Sept-Nov | All Year |
| Cucumber | Oct-Dec | Sept-Jan | Sept-Dec | Sept-Feb |
| Eggplant | Sept-Nov | Jul-Dec | All Year | All Year |
| Kohl Rabi | Mar-Sept | Aug-May | Mar-Aug | Mar-Sept |
| Leek | Sept-Mar | Aug-Apr | All Year | March-Sept |
| Lettuce | All Year | All Year | All Year | All Year |
| Onions | Mar-Sept | Feb-Aug | Mar-Jul | Mar-Jul |
| Parsley | Oct-Apr | Sept-May | All Year | Apr-Sept |
| Parsnip | Aug-Feb | Jul-Mar | Mar-Jun | needs a cool climate |
| Potatoes | Sep-Jan | All Year | Mar-Sept | Mar-Sept |
| Peas | Jan-Oct | Feb-Aug | Mar-Jun | Mar-Jul |
| Pumpkin | Oct-Dec | Sept-Dec | Sept-Dec | All Year |
| Radish | Oct-Feb | All Year | All Year | All Year |
| Rhubard | All Year | All Year | Mar-Sept | well worth a try |
| Rockmelon | Oct-Dec | Aug-Dec | Sept-Dec | Sept-Dec |
| Shallots | Feb-Oct | Feb-Sept | All Year | All Year |
| Silverbeet | Aug-Feb | Sept-May | Mar-Sept | Mar-July |
| Spinach (bush) | Aug-Feb | Feb-Oct | Mar-Sept | Mar-July |
| Spinach (climbing) | Aug-Feb | Aug-Jan | Mar-Sept | Mar-July |
| Squash | Sep-Feb | Sept-Jan | Sept-Dec | Feb-Sept |
| Swede | All Year | Jan-Apr | Mar-Sept | Mar-Sept |
| Tomatoes | Sept-Dec | Aug-Dec | All Year | Mar-Dec |
| Turnip | All Year | Jan-Apr | April-Sept | Mar-Sept |
| Watermelon | Oct-Dec | Aug-Dec | Sept-Dec | All Year |
| Zucchini | Oct-Dec | Aug-Dec | Sept-Dec | Apr-Sept |