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What to plant in Bathurst, NSW

Bathurst is in the cool zone. Cold winters with frost, and a short summer growing season.

What to plant in Bathurst in December

  • BasilSow directly or raise seedlingsNot yet checked against a local guide
  • BeetrootSow directly in the bed
  • BorageSow directly in the bedCan spreadNot yet checked against a local guide
  • BroccoliRaise seedlings, then transplant
  • Brussels SproutsRaise seedlings, then transplant
  • CarrotSow directly in the bed
  • CauliflowerRaise seedlings, then transplant
  • CeleriacRaise seedlings, then transplantNot yet checked against a local guide
  • Chinese CabbageSow directly or raise seedlings
  • ChivesRaise seedlings, then transplantStays for yearsNot yet checked against a local guide
  • CorianderRaise seedlings, then transplantNot yet checked against a local guide
  • CornSow directly in the bed
  • CowpeaSow directly in the bedNot yet checked against a local guide
  • CucumberSow directly or raise seedlings
  • DaikonSow directly in the bedNot yet checked against a local guide
  • DillSow directly in the bedNot yet checked against a local guide
  • French BeanSow directly in the bedNot yet checked against a local guide
  • Garlic ChivesSow directly or raise seedlingsStays for yearsNot yet checked against a local guide
  • KohlrabiSow directly in the bed
  • LeekSow directly or raise seedlings
  • LettuceSow directly in the bed
  • LuffaRaise seedlings, then transplantNeeds a lot of roomNot yet checked against a local guide
  • MintSow directly or raise seedlingsCan spreadNot yet checked against a local guide
  • MizunaSow directly in the bed
  • OkraSow directly or raise seedlings
  • OreganoSow directly or raise seedlingsStays for yearsNot yet checked against a local guide
  • ParsleySow directly or raise seedlingsNot yet checked against a local guide
  • ParsnipSow directly in the bed
  • PotatoSow directly in the bed
  • PumpkinSow directly or raise seedlingsNeeds a lot of room
  • PurslaneSow directly in the bedCan spreadNot yet checked against a local guide
  • RadishSow directly in the bedNot yet checked against a local guide
  • RhubarbSow directly or raise seedlingsStays for yearsNot yet checked against a local guide
  • Runner BeanSow directly in the bedNot yet checked against a local guide
  • SalsifySow directly in the bedNot yet checked against a local guide
  • SilverbeetSow directly or raise seedlings
  • SoybeanSow directly in the bedNot yet checked against a local guide
  • ThymeSow directly or raise seedlingsStays for yearsNot yet checked against a local guide
  • TomatilloRaise seedlings, then transplantNot yet checked against a local guide
  • TurnipSow directly in the bed
  • WatercressSow directly or raise seedlingsCan spreadNot yet checked against a local guide
  • WatermelonSow directly in the bedNeeds a lot of room
  • Yardlong BeanSow directly in the bedNot yet checked against a local guide
  • ZucchiniSow directly in the bed

Held back for frost in Bathurst: Celery, Ginger, Rockmelon, Tomato.

Frost in Bathurst

Frost usually arrives in Bathurst around mid April and finishes by late October. In about 1 year in 10 it comes as early as late March or as late as late November, so frost-tender crops are planned around those dates.

From its Bureau of Meteorology station, 1991 to 2020, counting a night at 2°C or lower as a frost. Frost hollows and hillsides can shift these dates by weeks, so ask the growers at your garden too.

Planting times in Bathurst through the year

CropMonths
AmaranthSep to Nov
ArtichokeSep to Nov
AsparagusSep to Nov
BasilDec to Feb
BeetrootSep to Apr
BorageSep to Jan
BroccoliNov to Mar
Brussels SproutsOct to Feb
CapsicumOct to Nov
CarrotAug to Mar
CauliflowerNov to Apr
CeleriacOct to Jan
CeleryNone
ChickpeaMay to Aug
ChilliOct to Nov
Chinese CabbageAug to Mar
ChivesOct to Mar
CorianderSep to Dec
CornDec
CowpeaDec to Jan
CucumberDec
DaikonAll year
DillSep to Jan
French BeanDec to Jan
GarlicFeb to Jun
Garlic ChivesOct to Mar
GingerNone
HorseradishAug to Nov
Jerusalem ArtichokeNone
KaleJan to Apr
KohlrabiAug to Mar
LeekSep to Apr
LettuceSep to May
LuffaDec
MintSep to Dec
MizunaAll year
OkraDec
OnionFeb to Sep
OreganoSep to Dec
ParsleySep to Mar
ParsnipAug to Feb
PeaJan to Oct
PeanutNone
PotatoAug to Dec
PumpkinDec
PurslaneDec to Jan
RadicchioOct to Nov
RadishAll year
RhubarbAug to Dec
RocketFeb to Mar, Sep to Nov
RockmelonNov
RosemaryMar to May, Sep to Nov
Runner BeanDec to Jan
SageSep to Nov
SalsifySep to Mar
ShallotJul to Sep
SilverbeetSep to Apr
Snow PeaJan to Oct
SorrelMar to May, Sep to Nov
SoybeanDec
SpinachFeb to Nov
Spring OnionMar to Nov
StrawberryApr to Jul
SwedeJan to Apr, Sep to Nov
Sweet PotatoNone
ThymeSep to Dec
TomatilloDec
TomatoNov
TurnipSep to May
WatercressSep to Apr
WatermelonDec
Yardlong BeanDec to Jan
ZucchiniDec

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