Australian Vegetable Planting Guide August
What can I plant this month? What can I plant in Sydney in August? Great questions… here is our Australian Planting Guide for all the major growing areas in Australia
August is the month when people go crazy buying 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 August. Vegetables and Herbs to Plant in Australia in August.
Tropical/ Warmer Areas, north of a line from Coffs Harbour to Geraldton. eg What to Plant in Brisbane in August.
Vegetables – beans, beetroot, cabbage, carrots, capsicum, chillies, cucumber, corn, eggplants, lettuce, okra, pumpkin, radish, squash, silverbeet, tomatoes, zucchini
Herbs – basil, chives, oregano, parsley, mint, rosemary
Temperate Warm Areas Most of SA and coastal NSW eg What to Plant in Adelaide in August, What to Plant in Sydney in August
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
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 August, What to Plant in Canberra in August
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 August.
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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