Sowing Calendar
Month by month sowing guides for every Australian climate zone, and how to read the soil rather than the calendar.
When the heat sets in: vegetables that thrive in an Australian summer
The heat-loving crops that thrive in an Australian summer, matched to your climate zone, with simple ways to keep them cropping through the hottest weeks.
Succession planting: how to harvest continuously, not all at once
A single packet sown all at once tends to mature all at once. Here is how succession planting gives you a steady harvest instead of a glut and a bare bed.
When to plant sweet potatoes in Australia, zone by zone
Sweet potatoes want four to five warm months. Here is when that window opens in Darwin, Brisbane, Sydney, Adelaide, Perth, Melbourne and the cool tablelands.
The Kitchen Thermometer Test: When Your Soil is Actually Ready For Tomatoes, Beans and Corn
Warm-season crops are planted by soil temperature, not by the date. How to take the reading with a kitchen thermometer, the numbers tomatoes and beans need, and what to do while you wait.
The First Warm Weekend: What to Do in Your Spring Veggie Patch
The first warm weekend of spring is for waking the patch up, not planting everything at once. Here is what to do, zone by zone.
What to Sow in September: Vegetables for Every Australian Zone
September brings the longest sowing list of the year for most Australian gardens. Here is what to sow now in each climate zone, and what is worth holding back a fortnight.
The Australian Sowing Almanac
An interactive Australian planting calendar. Choose your climate zone and any month to see exactly what to sow, from vegetables and herbs to flowers, bulbs, berries, cover crops and sprouts.
Beating the glut: keeping the summer harvest coming
How to beat the summer glut and keep a steady harvest coming, with succession sowing, regular picking, and safe ways to use the surplus.
Spring Sowing in Australia: Timing It Right
Spring sowing is set by your zone and last frost, not the calendar. Here is what to plant and when, right across Australia.