What to Plant in December, Canberra & ACT

33 crops you can sow in December across Canberra & ACT.

In Season This Month

Fruiting (9)

Cucumber Luffa Popcorn Pumpkin Quinoa Rockmelon Sweet Corn Watermelon Zucchini

Fruit (7)

Jaboticaba Loquat Mandarin Midyim Berry Passionfruit Pineapple Tamarillo

Herb (5)

Bay Laurel Chives Lemon Verbena Parsley Stevia

Leafy (4)

Amaranth Lettuce Pigface Silverbeet

Micro (4)

Broccoli Sprouts Pea Shoots Radish Sprouts Sunflower Microgreens

Mushroom (2)

Oyster Mushroom Shiitake

Flower (1)

Sunflower

Root (1)

Sweet Potato

All December Crops at a Glance

Plant	Category	Harvest	Spacing	Companions
Amaranth	Leafy	30d	30cm	Corn, Onion
Bay Laurel	Herb	365d	200cm	—
Broccoli Sprouts	Micro	7d	1cm	—
Chives	Herb	75d	15cm	Carrot, Tomato
Cucumber	Fruiting	60d	50cm	Beans, Corn, Nasturtium
Jaboticaba	Fruit	2555d	400cm	Tropical fruit trees
Lemon Verbena	Herb	90d	100cm	Tomato, Beans
Lettuce	Leafy	55d	25cm	Carrot, Radish, Chives
Loquat	Fruit	1095d	400cm	Fruit trees
Luffa	Fruiting	120d	150cm	Beans, Corn
Mandarin	Fruit	1095d	400cm	Nasturtium, Marigold
Midyim Berry	Fruit	365d	100cm	Native plants, Lemon myrtle
Oyster Mushroom	Mushroom	21d	—	—
Parsley	Herb	80d	20cm	Tomato, Carrot
Passionfruit	Fruit	400d	200cm	—
Pea Shoots	Micro	12d	1cm	—
Pigface	Leafy	60d	40cm	—
Pineapple	Fruit	540d	60cm	—
Popcorn	Fruiting	120d	30cm	Beans, Pumpkin, Lettuce
Pumpkin	Fruiting	120d	150cm	Corn, Beans, Nasturtium
Quinoa	Fruiting	120d	30cm	Corn, Beans
Radish Sprouts	Micro	8d	1cm	—
Rockmelon	Fruiting	85d	100cm	Corn, Nasturtium
Shiitake	Mushroom	60d	—	—
Silverbeet	Leafy	60d	30cm	Beans, Onion, Lettuce
Stevia	Herb	90d	30cm	Herbs
Sunflower	Flower	80d	50cm	Cucumber, Corn, Tomato
Sunflower Microgreens	Micro	10d	1cm	—
Sweet Corn	Fruiting	90d	30cm	Beans, Pumpkin, Zucchini
Sweet Potato	Root	150d	50cm	Beans, Corn, Marigold
Tamarillo	Fruit	540d	300cm	—
Watermelon	Fruiting	90d	150cm	Corn, Nasturtium
Zucchini	Fruiting	60d	80cm	Nasturtium, Corn, Beans