Australian Vegetable Planting Guide September

What can I plant this month? What can I plant in Sydney in September? Great questions… here is our Australian Planting Guide for all the major growing areas in Australia

September is the month when it is still prime time for sowing seeds in Australia. So get in quick and stock up because there are still low stock of many seeds since 2020.

What to Plant in Australia in September. Vegetables and Herbs to Plant in Australia in September.

Tropical/ Warmer Areas, north of a line from Coffs Harbour to Geraldton. eg What to Plant in Brisbane in September.

Vegetables – cabbage, capsicum, chillies, cucumber, eggplants, lettuce, pumpkin, rocket, silverbeet, tatsoi, tomatoes, watermelon, zucchini

Herbs – basil, dill, oregano, parsley, mint, rosemary, thyme

Temperate Warm Areas Most of SA and coastal NSW eg What to Plant in Adelaide in September, What to Plant in Sydney in September

Vegetables -cucumber, carrot, corn, leek, lettuce, onions, radish, rocket, silverbeet, zucchini

Herbs – Chervil, Coriander, Fennel, Parsley, Rosemary, Sage, Spring Onions, Thyme

Chillies, Tomatoes, Capsicum and Eggplant dependent on your local climate. If in doubt raise on heat mat or place seedlings inside on windowsill until it warms a little more.

Temperate Cool Areas Inland NSW, Victoria and ACT. eg What to Plant in Melbourne in September, What to Plant in Canberra in September

Vegetables –Asian greens, beetroot, broad beans, broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, carrots, leek, lettuce, onions, parsnip, peas, potatoes, radish, rocket, silverbeet, spinach, swede, turnip, zucchini

Herbs – Chervil, Coriander, Fennel, Parsley, Rosemary, Sage, Spring Onions, Thyme

You can also have tomatoes and chillies germinating inside on either a heat mat or warm windowsill.

Cool Areas. Tasmania and coastal Victoria eg What to Plant int Tasmania in September.

Vegetables –Asian greens, beetroot, broad beans, broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, leek, lettuce, onions, parsnip, peas, potatoes, radish, rocket, silverbeet, spinach

Herbs – Coriander, Spring Onions, Parsley

You can also have tomatoes and chillies germinating inside on either a heat mat or warm windowsill.


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