Pick your region

Australia is too big for one planting calendar. What works in Brisbane will fail in Melbourne and vice versa. Choose the region that matches your climate for calendars, varieties, and what to plant now.

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Why regional guides matter

Generic planting calendars copied from US or UK gardening sites are the biggest reason new Australian gardeners fail. A tomato sowing guide written for New England tells you to sow in May. Follow that in Brisbane and you'll lose the crop to January humidity. Even within Australia, the difference between Hobart and Darwin is larger than the difference between London and Cairo.

Every Planting Season regional guide is built from the ground up for that specific zone's climate pattern, pest pressure, and the varieties that actually work locally. No copy-pasted advice.

Growing Guides

In-depth guides covering the most popular crops, techniques, and seasonal planting advice for all Australian regions.

Vegetables View all vegetables →

How to Grow Potatoes

Region-by-region planting times, 5 best varieties, step-by-step method, and container tips.

How to Grow Carrots

From soil prep to harvest. Varieties for every soil type, germination tricks, and regional timing.

How to Grow Roma Tomatoes

The best paste tomato. Roma VF, San Marzano, and Principe Borghese. From seed to sauce day.

How to Grow Sugar Snap Peas

Sweet, crunchy pods straight from the vine. Varieties, companions, pests, and harvesting tips.

How to Grow Beans

Bush and climbing beans. Direct sow, inoculant, succession planting, and picking for maximum yield.

How to Grow Perpetual Spinach

The toughest leafy green. Cut-and-come-again harvesting for 6 to 12 months. Vs silverbeet explained.

How to Grow Lettuce

Loose-leaf, cos, and iceberg. Succession sow every 2 weeks and harvest salad greens for months.

How to Grow Cucumbers

Lebanese, continental, and apple cucumbers. Trellising, pollination, and powdery mildew control.

How to Grow Capsicum

Slow to start, worth the wait. Seed raising, warm soil tips, and getting thick-walled sweet fruit.

How to Grow Butternut Pumpkin

4 to 8 pumpkins per vine that store for months. Pollination, curing, and powdery mildew prevention.

How to Grow Celery

Worth the patience. 3 varieties, blanching tips, and why homegrown celery is a different vegetable.

How to Grow Shallots

The easiest allium. Plant bulbs, divide, and harvest with almost no pest pressure.

How to Grow Garlic

Plant in autumn, harvest in summer. Softneck vs hardneck, curing, and storage for year-round supply.

How to Grow Chillies

From mild jalapenos to scorching reapers. Seed raising, overwintering, and container growing.

Fruit View all fruit →

How to Grow Strawberries

Runners, varieties, netting, and the best planting window for sweet homegrown strawberries.

How to Grow Lemons

Eureka, Meyer, and Lisbon. Feeding schedule, citrus gall wasp, and container growing guide.

How to Grow Oranges

Navel, Valencia, and blood oranges. Cold tolerance, feeding, and citrus pest management.

How to Grow Figs

Low maintenance and drought tough. Pruning, netting, and the best varieties for Australian backyards.

How to Grow Mangoes

Tropical and subtropical favourite. Grafted trees, flowering care, and fruit fly protection.

How to Grow Passionfruit

Fast-growing vine with heavy yields. Trellis setup, feeding, and managing woody vine syndrome.

How to Grow Avocado

From seed or grafted tree. Hass, Shepard, and Wurtz for smaller gardens. Watering and patience.

How to Grow Mulberry

Fast-growing shade tree with prolific fruit. Pruning for size control and netting tips.

How to Grow Raspberries

Cane management, netting, and variety picks for warm and cool climates across Australia.

How to Grow Watermelon

Space, heat, and patience. Pollination, variety picks, and the thump test for perfect ripeness.

Herbs View all herbs →

How to Grow Basil

Sweet basil, Thai basil, and purple basil. Pinching, pesto harvests, and bolting prevention.

How to Grow Coriander

Slow-bolt varieties, cool-season timing, and succession sowing to keep coriander on hand year-round.

How to Grow Ginger

Plant rhizomes in spring, harvest 8 to 10 months later. Containers, shade, and storage methods.

Techniques View all techniques →

Seed Raising Guide

Start seeds indoors or in trays. Heat mats, seed mix, and transplanting timing for every crop.

Composting Guide

Hot compost, cold compost, tumbler, and worm farm. Turn kitchen scraps into garden gold.

Fertilising Guide

Organic and synthetic options explained. NPK basics, feeding schedules, and signs of deficiency.

Companion Planting Guide

Which plants help each other and which clash. Companion charts and science-backed pairings.

Pest Management Guide

Identify and manage common garden pests organically. Prevention, biological controls, and sprays.

Pruning Guide

When and how to prune fruit trees, herbs, and shrubs. Tools, timing, and technique for every plant.

Mulching Guide

Sugar cane, pea straw, wood chips, and living mulch. Which mulch suits which garden bed.

Propagation Guide

Cuttings, layering, division, and grafting. Multiply your plants without buying new ones.

Seasonal & Projects View all →

What to Grow in Autumn

The best planting season in most of Australia. See what goes in the ground now, region by region.

How to Build a Raised Garden Bed

Materials, sizing, soil mix recipe, and positioning. The easiest way to start a veggie garden.

Preserving Tomatoes at Home

4 methods: passata, oven-roasted sauce, sun-dried, and frozen. Turn a glut into a year's supply.