What to Plant in January, Sydney & Coastal NSW

66 crops you can sow in January across Sydney & Coastal NSW.

In Season This Month

Fruit (19)

Banana Black Sapote Bunya Nut Custard Apple Davidson Plum Dragon Fruit Guava Jaboticaba Kakadu Plum Longan Loquat Mango Midyim Berry Passionfruit Pawpaw Pineapple Riberry Star Fruit Tamarillo

Herb (14)

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

Fruiting (11)

Beans (bush) Bitter Melon Cowpeas (Southern Peas) Cucumber Edamame Lablab Snake Beans Squash Sweet Corn Watermelon Zucchini

Leafy (9)

Amaranth Brazilian Spinach Kang Kong (Water Spinach) Lettuce Malabar Spinach Pigface Silverbeet Warrigal Greens Watercress

Micro (4)

Broccoli Sprouts Pea Shoots Radish Sprouts Sunflower Microgreens

Flower (4)

Cosmos Marigold Sunflower Zinnia

Mushroom (2)

Oyster Mushroom Shiitake

Root (2)

Spring Onion Water Chestnut

Brassica (1)

Brussels Sprouts

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
Beans (bush)	Fruiting	65d	20cm	Corn, Carrot, Cucumber
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
Brussels Sprouts	Brassica	120d	60cm	Beetroot, Onion
Bunya Nut	Fruit	5110d	1500cm	Native plants
Chives	Herb	75d	15cm	Carrot, Tomato
Cosmos	Flower	60d	30cm	Tomato, Beans, Capsicum
Cowpeas (Southern Peas)	Fruiting	70d	15cm	Corn, Sorghum, Cucumber
Cucumber	Fruiting	60d	50cm	Beans, Corn, Nasturtium
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
Edamame	Fruiting	80d	15cm	Corn, Cucumber, Marigold
Guava	Fruit	1095d	400cm	n/a
Jaboticaba	Fruit	1095d	400cm	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
Lettuce	Leafy	55d	25cm	Carrot, Radish, Chives
Longan	Fruit	730d	800cm	Lychee, Mango
Loquat	Fruit	365d	400cm	Fruit trees
Malabar Spinach	Leafy	50d	40cm	Corn, Beans
Mango	Fruit	1095d	800cm	n/a
Marigold	Flower	50d	25cm	Tomato, Beans, Capsicum
Midyim Berry	Fruit	365d	100cm	Native plants, Lemon myrtle
Native Ginger	Herb	365d	60cm	Native plants, Davidson plum
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
Radish Sprouts	Micro	8d	1cm	n/a
Riberry	Fruit	730d	400cm	Native plants, Finger lime, Lemon myrtle
Shiitake	Mushroom	60d	0cm	n/a
Shiso (Perilla)	Herb	50d	30cm	Eggplant, Tomato
Silverbeet	Leafy	60d	30cm	Beans, Onion, Lettuce
Snake Beans	Fruiting	55d	20cm	Carrot, Corn
Spring Onion	Root	60d	10cm	Carrot, Lettuce, Tomato
Squash	Fruiting	65d	80cm	Corn, Beans, Nasturtium
Star Fruit	Fruit	300d	600cm	n/a
Sunflower	Flower	80d	50cm	Cucumber, Corn, Tomato
Sunflower Microgreens	Micro	10d	1cm	n/a
Sweet Corn	Fruiting	90d	30cm	Beans, Pumpkin, Zucchini
Tamarillo	Fruit	540d	300cm	n/a
Thai Basil	Herb	60d	25cm	Tomato, Capsicum, Eggplant
Vietnamese Coriander	Herb	40d	30cm	Chilli, Eggplant
Vietnamese Mint	Herb	60d	30cm	n/a
Warrigal Greens	Leafy	60d	60cm	n/a
Water Chestnut	Root	180d	30cm	Kangkong, Taro
Watercress	Leafy	40d	15cm	Mint, Lettuce
Watermelon	Fruiting	90d	150cm	Corn, Nasturtium
Zinnia	Flower	60d	25cm	Tomato, Beans, Cucumber
Zucchini	Fruiting	60d	80cm	Nasturtium, Corn, Beans

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