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Sowing Calendar

Month by month sowing guides for every Australian climate zone, and how to read the soil rather than the calendar.

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Summer Vegetables in Arid and Semi-Arid Australia: Two Plantings and Less Water - Happy Valley Seeds

Summer Vegetables in Arid and Semi-Arid Australia: Two Plantings and Less Water

Edible Produce
Inland gardens get two summer plantings, one in spring and one in January. Here is what to sow in October, and how shade, mulch and deep watering carry it through the heat.
Autumn Sowing in Australia: What to Sow in March, April and May - Happy Valley Seeds

Autumn Sowing in Australia: What to Sow in March, April and May

Climate Zones
Autumn sowing is about size, not survival: you are sowing so crops reach a usable size before growth slows. Here is what goes in during March, April and May in every Australian climate zone.
When the heat sets in: vegetables that thrive in an Australian summer - Happy Valley Seeds

When the heat sets in: vegetables that thrive in an Australian summer

Climate Zones
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 - Happy Valley Seeds

Succession planting: how to harvest continuously, not all at once

Edible Produce
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.
The First Warm Weekend: What to Do in Your Spring Veggie Patch - Happy Valley Seeds

The First Warm Weekend: What to Do in Your Spring Veggie Patch

Edible Produce
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 - Happy Valley Seeds

What to Sow in September: Vegetables for Every Australian Zone

Edible Produce
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.