Possible dates for sowing seeds.
Note:
This is a planting schedule for a garden in South Australia where winter frosts occur.
Note:
This is a planting schedule for a garden in South Australia where winter frosts occur.
These dates are for my garden in my climate...they may not be right for your garden please use a planting guide like this or this or go by the seed packet information!
Some of these are trial dates for experimental plantings!
Dates given are Moon Planting dates as per the Thomas Zimmer Moon Planting Guide available here or here
Dates may change with seasonal (or unseasonal) conditions. Other seeds may be added later.
Dec 2011: done!
Brassica oleracea
Broccoli Purple Sprouting
Cauliflower Romanesco
Cauliflower Violet Sicilian
Kale Morton's Mix
Kale Tuscan Black (Cavalo Nero)
Cabbage Ethiopian Brassica abyssinica
Jan 2012: done!
Silverbeet
Cauliflower Mini
Broccoli
Sow on 26th/27th or 31st Jan
Feb 2012: done!
Cabbage
Spinach
Sow (direct if possible) on 23rd or 27th-29th Feb
Potatoes
Plant tubers (if available) on 12th-14th Feb
Mar 2012:
Peas
Sow in loo rolls for planting out soon after germination on 3rd-5th March
Garlic
Plant cloves 10th-13th Mar
Plant out Greens seedlings started!
Apr 2012:
Onions
Sow in punnets on 8th/9th Apr
May 2012:
Ensure all beds that require it have already been planted with Green Manure seeds.
Jun 2012:
Broad Beans
Peas
Sow in loo rolls in hothouse on 28/30th Jun
Jul 2012:
Capsicum
Eggplant
Cossack Pineapple
Planted into punnets in the heated propagation tray on 3rd and/or 31st July
Leeks into punnets in the heated propagation tray on 24/25th July
Peas
Sow in loo rolls in hothouse on 3rd and/or 31st July
Aug 2012:
Tomatoes
Planted into punnets in the heated propagation tray on 1st and/or 27th/28th Aug
Basil
Planted into punnets in the heated propagation tray on 21st/23rd Aug
Carrots
Parsnips
Sow direct into ground on 4/5th or 9th Aug
Potato
Tubers planted in ground/tubs on 4/5th or 9th Aug (protect from frost)
Sept 2012:
Cucumbers
Melons
Pumpkins
Squash
Zucchini
Planted into containers in the hothouse on 24th or 28/29th Sept.
Oct 2012:
Begin planting out summer veg in ground (be prepared to protect from frost)
Beans direct in ground 25/26th Oct
Nov 2012:
Sweet Potato
Plant 4/5th as shoots become available
Plant out watermelons
Sow late Zucchini seeds 27th Nov
Beans direct in ground 21st/22nd Nov
Dec 2012:
Brassicas for Autumn 2013
19th Dec
Beans direct in ground 23rd/24th Dec
