What to plant in Canberra, ACT

What to plant in Canberra 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
• 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 Canberra: Celery, Ginger, Pumpkin, Rockmelon, Tomato.

Frost in Canberra

Frost usually arrives in Canberra around early April and finishes by early November. In about 1 year in 10 it comes as early as mid 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 Canberra through the year