Nifwl Seirff

Planting schedules

This is a quick guide on what to plant when. I've broken up this page into the places I've lived, and further into productive garden (vegetables, fruits and grains), and ornamental sections. I will add to this page as the year goes on.

Melbourne: productive garden, ornamentals

Melbourne: productive garden

Spring
September	artichokes, asparagus, basil, bay tree, beans, beetroot, broad beans, broccoli, cabbage, capsicum, carrots, cauliflower, celery, chilli, citrus trees, cucumbers, daikon, eggplant, fennel, leek, lemon verbena, lettuce, nasturtium, olive tree, onion, pak choy, parsnip, peas, potatoes, radish, rosemary, rhubarb, silver beet, snap peas, snow peas, spinach, spring onions, strawberries, swede, tomatoes, turnips, wong bok
October	artichokes, asparagus, basil, beans, beetroot, broccoli, cabbage, capsicum, carrots, cabbage, cauliflower, celery, coriander, cress, cucumbers, daikon, eggplant, fennel, leeks, lettuce, melons, mitsuba, mizuna, parsnip, parsley, potatoes, pumpkin, radish, sweet corn, sweet potatoes, silver beet, strawberries, tomatoes, turnips, zucchini
November	artichokes, Asian greens, basil, beans, beetroot, broccoli, cabbage, capsicum, carrots, cauliflower, celery, coriander, cress, cucumbers, eggplant, fennel, leeks, lettuce, melons, parsley, parsnip, passionfruit, pumpkin, radish, sweet corn, sweet potato, tomatoes, turnips, salad greens, strawberries, zucchini
Summer
December	artichokes, asparagus, basil, bay, beans, beetroot, broccoli, burdock, cabbage, capsicum, carrots, cauliflowers, celery, chicory, chokos, coriander, corn, cress, cucumbers, eggplants, fennel, leeks, lettuce, melons, mitsuba, mizuma, okra, parsley, passionfruit, peanuts, pumpkin, radish, strawberries, tomatoes, turnips, zucchini
January	artichokes, asparagus, basil, beans, beetroot, burdock, cabbage, capsicum, carrots, celery, chicory, chokos, corn, cress, cucumbers, eggpland, fennel, leeks, lettuce, melons, mitsuba, mizuna, okra, parsley, pumpkin, radish, strawberries, sweet potatoes, tomatoes, turnips, zucchini
February	artichokes, beans, beetroot, blueberries, cabbage, carrots, chicory, corn, cress, leek, lettuce, mizuna, onions (white), passionfruit, silverbeet, spinach, spring onions
Autumn
March	beans, beetroot, broad beans, broccoli, cabbage, carrots, cauliflower, celery, citrus, garlic, leek, mitsuba, pak choi, parsnip, spinach, strawberries
April	artichokes, beans, beetroot, broad beans, broccoli, brussel sprouts, cabbage, carrots, cauliflower, celery, citrus, coriander, garlic, leek, lettuce, mitsuba, mustard, onions, pak choi, parsnip, potatoes, silverbeet, spinach
May	asparagus, beans, beetroot, broad beans, broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, citrus, coriander, garlic, leek, lettuce, mitsuba, onions, pak choi, parsnip, peas, potatoes, radish, rhubarb, silverbeet, spinach, spring onions, strawberries, turnips
Winter
June	artichoke, broad beans, broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, garlic, lettuce, passionfruit, radish, spinach
July	artichoke, asparagus, beans, broad beans, broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, garlic, lettuce, mitsuba, parsnips, radish, rhubarb, spinach, strawberries and bare-rooted fruit trees
August	beans, beetroot, cabbage, capsicum, carrots, chilli, corn, cucumber, eggplant, lettuce, melons, onions, parsnips, peas, potatoes, pumpkins, spinach, spring onions, sweet potatoes, tomatoes, turnips, zucchini, and bare-rooted trees and berry shrubs

Melbourne: ornamentals

Spring
September	ageratum, alyssum, begonia, boronia, calendula, cornflower, cosmos, dahlia, daisy, dianthus, geraniums, gerbera, impatiens, kangaroo paw, lavender, marigolds, nasturtium, pansy, petunias, poppy, salvia, snapdragons, sunflowers, verbena, zinnia
October	alyssum, calendula, carnation, celosia, cleome, cosmos, echinacea, gypsophila, impatiens, lavender, marigolds, nasturtium, petunia, poppy, salvia, snapdragons, viola, zinnia
November	alstroemeria, aster, begonia, calendula, coleus, cosmos, echinacea, foxglove, hellebores, impatiens, lavender, marigold, nasturtium, petunia, salvia, snapdragons, sunflowers, zinnia
Summer
December	ageratum, alstromeria, alyssum, amaranthus, balsam, calendula, carnation, celosia, cleoma, coleus, columbines, cosmos, delphinium, echinacea, euphobia, foxglove, gazania, gypsophilia, helichrysum, heliotrope, hellebores, lavender, marigolds, nasturtium, petunia, poppy, portuluca, salvia, snapdragons, sweet william, viola, zinnia
January	achillea, ageratum, alyssum, amaranthus, calendula, cleome, crocus, lupins, nasturtiums, nerines, pansies, poppies, tuberoses, sunflowers, zinnias
February	alyssum, daffodils, jonquils, irises, pansies, polyanthus, poppies, primulas, stocks, violas, wallflowers
Autumn
March	daffodil, dianthus, freesia, grevillea, hyacinth, iris, jonquil, lilium, pansy, poppy, ranunculi, salvia, sweet pea, tulip
April	alyssum, balsam, calendula, daffodil, freesia, hyacinth, iris, jonquil, lilium, nasturtium, pansy, poppy, ranunculi, salvia, snapdragon, stock, sweet pea, tulip
May	alyssum, calendula, carnation, evening primrose, gazania, gysophila, pansy, poppy, polyanthus, voila
Winter
June	alyssum, calendula, daisy, dianthus, foxglove, lavender, mint, nasturtium, pansy, poppy, primula, polyanthus, rosemary, thyme, voila, wormwood
July	alyssum, calendula, daisy, hollyhock, lavender, nasturtium, pansy, poppy, primula, thyme, viola, wallflowers, wormwood, native shrubs, and bare-rooted ornamental trees and shrubs
August	alyssum, calendula, heartsease, impatiens, lavender, lunaria, impatiens, marigolds, mint, nasturtium, pansy, petunias, rosemary, stock, sweet pea, thyme, viola, zinnias