What to Plant in January, Darwin & Top End

58 crops you can sow in January across Darwin & Top End.

In Season This Month

Fruit (22)

Banana Black Sapote Bunya Nut Custard Apple Davidson Plum Dragon Fruit Guava Jaboticaba Jackfruit Kakadu Plum Longan Mandarin Mango Passionfruit Pawpaw Pineapple Queensland Arrowroot Rambutan Riberry Sapodilla Soursop Star Fruit

Herb (15)

Aloe Vera Basil Bay Laurel Chives Curry Leaf Galangal Lemon Myrtle Lemon Verbena Lemongrass Native Ginger Parsley Shiso (Perilla) Thai Basil Vietnamese Coriander Vietnamese Mint

Fruiting (7)

Bitter Melon Cowpeas (Southern Peas) Lablab Okra Snake Beans Sorghum Winged Beans

Leafy (5)

Amaranth Brazilian Spinach Kang Kong (Water Spinach) Malabar Spinach Pigface

Micro (4)

Broccoli Sprouts Pea Shoots Radish Sprouts Sunflower Microgreens

Root (3)

Sweet Potato Taro Water Chestnut

Flower (1)

Hibiscus

Mushroom (1)

Oyster Mushroom

All January Crops at a Glance

Plant	Category	Harvest	Spacing	Companions
Aloe Vera	Herb	365d	40cm	Succulents, Herbs
Amaranth	Leafy	30d	30cm	Corn, Onion
Banana	Fruit	450d	300cm	Sweet potato
Basil	Herb	65d	25cm	Tomato, Capsicum, Oregano
Bay Laurel	Herb	365d	200cm	n/a
Bitter Melon	Fruiting	70d	100cm	Corn, Beans
Black Sapote	Fruit	1825d	800cm	Tropical fruit trees
Brazilian Spinach	Leafy	60d	40cm	n/a
Broccoli Sprouts	Micro	7d	1cm	n/a
Bunya Nut	Fruit	5110d	1500cm	Native plants
Chives	Herb	75d	15cm	Carrot, Tomato
Cowpeas (Southern Peas)	Fruiting	70d	15cm	Corn, Sorghum, Cucumber
Curry Leaf	Herb	365d	200cm	n/a
Custard Apple	Fruit	730d	600cm	n/a
Davidson Plum	Fruit	1095d	400cm	Native plants
Dragon Fruit	Fruit	365d	200cm	n/a
Galangal	Herb	300d	60cm	Chilli, Lemongrass
Guava	Fruit	1095d	400cm	n/a
Hibiscus	Flower	120d	150cm	Tropical plants
Jaboticaba	Fruit	1095d	400cm	Tropical fruit trees
Jackfruit	Fruit	730d	1000cm	Tropical fruit trees
Kakadu Plum	Fruit	1825d	600cm	Native plants
Kang Kong (Water Spinach)	Leafy	45d	20cm	n/a
Lablab	Fruiting	70d	30cm	Corn, Sunflower
Lemon Myrtle	Herb	365d	300cm	Native plants, Finger lime
Lemon Verbena	Herb	90d	100cm	Tomato, Beans
Lemongrass	Herb	180d	80cm	n/a
Longan	Fruit	730d	800cm	Lychee, Mango
Malabar Spinach	Leafy	50d	40cm	Corn, Beans
Mandarin	Fruit	730d	400cm	Nasturtium, Marigold
Mango	Fruit	1095d	800cm	n/a
Native Ginger	Herb	365d	60cm	Native plants, Davidson plum
Okra	Fruiting	75d	40cm	Basil, Capsicum
Oyster Mushroom	Mushroom	21d	0cm	n/a
Parsley	Herb	80d	20cm	Tomato, Carrot
Passionfruit	Fruit	400d	200cm	n/a
Pawpaw	Fruit	300d	200cm	n/a
Pea Shoots	Micro	12d	1cm	n/a
Pigface	Leafy	60d	40cm	n/a
Pineapple	Fruit	540d	60cm	n/a
Queensland Arrowroot	Fruit	300d	100cm	n/a
Radish Sprouts	Micro	8d	1cm	n/a
Rambutan	Fruit	1095d	800cm	Tropical fruit trees
Riberry	Fruit	730d	400cm	Native plants, Finger lime, Lemon myrtle
Sapodilla	Fruit	365d	600cm	n/a
Shiso (Perilla)	Herb	50d	30cm	Eggplant, Tomato
Snake Beans	Fruiting	55d	20cm	Carrot, Corn
Sorghum	Fruiting	120d	15cm	Cowpea, Beans
Soursop	Fruit	1095d	400cm	n/a
Star Fruit	Fruit	300d	600cm	n/a
Sunflower Microgreens	Micro	10d	1cm	n/a
Sweet Potato	Root	150d	50cm	Beans, Corn, Marigold
Taro	Root	270d	60cm	n/a
Thai Basil	Herb	60d	25cm	Tomato, Capsicum, Eggplant
Vietnamese Coriander	Herb	40d	30cm	Chilli, Eggplant
Vietnamese Mint	Herb	60d	30cm	n/a
Water Chestnut	Root	180d	30cm	Kangkong, Taro
Winged Beans	Fruiting	65d	30cm	Corn, Sweet potato, Basil

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