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What to plant in Georgetown, QLD

Georgetown is in the tropical zone. A wet season and a dry season. Most vegetables go in as the dry season starts.

What to plant in Georgetown in January

  • BasilSow directly or raise seedlingsNot yet checked against a local guide
  • CapsicumRaise seedlings, then transplant
  • ChilliRaise seedlings, then transplant
  • ChivesRaise seedlings, then transplantStays for yearsNot yet checked against a local guide
  • CornSow directly in the bed
  • DaikonSow directly in the bedNot yet checked against a local guide
  • EggplantSow directly or raise seedlings
  • Garlic ChivesSow directly or raise seedlingsStays for yearsNot yet checked against a local guide
  • OkraSow directly or raise seedlings
  • PurslaneSow directly in the bedCan spreadNot yet checked against a local guide
  • RadishSow directly in the bedNot yet checked against a local guide
  • RockmelonRaise seedlings, then transplantNeeds a lot of room
  • SoybeanSow directly in the bedNot yet checked against a local guide
  • Sweet Potato

Frost in Georgetown

Frost usually arrives in Georgetown around mid June and finishes by mid July. In about 1 year in 10 it comes as early as early June or as late as mid August, 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 Georgetown through the year

CropMonths
AmaranthMar to Aug
ArtichokeMar to Aug
AsparagusMar to Oct
BasilAug to May
BeetrootMar to Jun
Bok ChoyFeb to Nov
BorageApr to Sep
Broad BeanApr to Jun
BroccoliMar to Jun
CabbageApr to Jun
CapsicumJul to Jan
CarrotFeb to Sep
CeleriacApr to Jul
CeleryAug to Sep
ChickpeaMar to May
ChilliJul to Jan
Chinese CabbageFeb to Nov
ChivesAll year
CorianderMar to Oct
CornJan to Mar, Aug to Nov
CowpeaFeb to Mar, Aug to Oct
CucumberFeb to Mar, Aug to Sep
DaikonAll year
DillApr to Sep
EggplantJul to Jan
EndiveApr to Jul
FennelApr to Jul
French BeanFeb to Mar, Aug to Oct
Garlic ChivesAll year
GingerAug to Nov
HorseradishMay to Jun
Jerusalem ArtichokeAug
KaleMar to Aug
KohlrabiMar to Aug
LeekFeb to May
LettuceApr to Nov
LuffaFeb to May, Aug to Sep
MintApr to Jul
MizunaMar to Oct
OkraAug to Mar
OnionFeb to May
OreganoApr to Sep
ParsleyMay to Jul
ParsnipMar to Aug
PeaMar to Jun
PeanutNone
PotatoApr to May
PumpkinFeb, Aug to Sep
PurslaneAug to Jan
RadicchioApr to Jun
RadishAll year
RhubarbJun to Sep
RockmelonAug to Feb
RosemaryMay to Jun
Runner BeanFeb to Mar, Aug to Oct
SageMay to Jul
SalsifyApr to Jul
ShallotMar to Jul
SilverbeetMar to Sep
Snow PeaMar to Jun
SorrelApr to Aug
SoybeanNov to Jan
SpinachApr to Jun
Spring OnionMar to Sep
StrawberryMar to May
SwedeFeb to Apr
Sweet PotatoAug to Feb
ThymeMar to Sep
TomatilloAug to Nov
TomatoFeb, Jul
TurnipMar to Jun
WatercressMar to Sep
WatermelonFeb, Aug to Nov
Yardlong BeanFeb to Mar, Aug to Oct
ZucchiniFeb to Apr, Aug to Sep

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