Nifwl Seirff

Planting schedule

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

Note: This is a planting guide for where I currently live: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. If your climate is not be similar, this guide will be less useful.



The productive garden

Spring Potato patch
    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 Passionfruit!
    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, beans, broad beans, broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, garlic, lettuce, radish, spinach
    August

Ornamentals

Spring Daisy
    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 Scented geranium
    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, lavender, nasturtium, pansy, poppy, voila, wormwood
    July
 alyssum, calendula, daisy, lavender, nasturtium, pansy, poppy, voila, wormwood
    August