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What to plant in Ipswich, QLD

Ipswich is in the subtropical zone. Mild winters and humid summers. The cooler months are often the easiest.

What to plant in Ipswich in December

  • AmaranthSow directly in the bed
  • ArtichokeRaise seedlings, then transplantNeeds a lot of room
  • BasilSow directly or raise seedlingsNot yet checked against a local guide
  • Bok ChoySow directly or raise seedlings
  • CapsicumRaise seedlings, then transplant
  • ChilliRaise seedlings, then transplant
  • Chinese CabbageSow directly or raise seedlingsNot yet checked against a local guide
  • ChivesRaise seedlings, then transplantStays for yearsNot yet checked against a local guide
  • CornSow directly in the bed
  • CowpeaSow directly in the bed
  • CucumberSow directly or raise seedlings
  • DaikonSow directly in the bedNot yet checked against a local guide
  • EggplantSow directly or raise seedlings
  • French BeanSow directly in the bedNot yet checked against a local guide
  • Garlic ChivesSow directly or raise seedlingsStays for years
  • GingerSow directly in the bed
  • LuffaRaise seedlings, then transplantNeeds a lot of room
  • OkraSow directly or raise seedlings
  • PeanutRaise seedlings, then transplant
  • PumpkinSow directly or raise seedlingsNeeds a lot of room
  • PurslaneSow directly in the bedCan spread
  • RadishSow directly in the bedNot yet checked against a local guide
  • RhubarbSow directly or raise seedlingsStays for years
  • RockmelonRaise seedlings, then transplantNeeds a lot of room
  • 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 bed
  • Sweet Potato
  • TomatoRaise seedlings, then transplant
  • 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

Frost in Ipswich

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

CropMonths
AmaranthAug to Apr
ArtichokeAug to Apr
AsparagusAug to Nov
BasilOct to Feb
BeetrootFeb to Oct
Bok ChoyAll year
BorageFeb to Nov
Broad BeanMar to Jun
BroccoliFeb to Jun
Brussels SproutsFeb to Jun
CabbageMar to May, Jul to Sep
CapsicumAug to Jan
CarrotFeb to Oct
CauliflowerJan to May
CeleriacMar to Oct
CeleryOct
ChickpeaApr to Jun
ChilliAug to Jan
Chinese CabbageAll year
ChivesAll year
CorianderMar to Oct
CornOct to Feb
CowpeaOct to Feb
CucumberOct to Mar
DaikonAll year
DillMar to Oct
EggplantAug to Jan
EndiveMar to Jul
French BeanOct to Mar
GarlicMar to Jul
Garlic ChivesAll year
GingerOct to Dec
HorseradishApr, Sep to Oct
Jerusalem ArtichokeNone
KaleMar to Jun
KohlrabiMar to Jun
LettuceJan to May
LuffaOct to Mar
MintAug to Nov
MizunaMar to Oct
OkraOct to Feb
OnionFeb to Jun
OreganoMar to Oct
ParsleyMar to Sep
ParsnipFeb to Sep
PeaMar to Jul
PeanutOct to Dec
PotatoMay to Sep
PumpkinOct to Jan
PurslaneOct to Mar
RadicchioApr to Jun
RadishAll year
RhubarbJun to Mar
RocketMar to Oct
RockmelonSep to Jan
RosemaryMar to May, Sep to Oct
Runner BeanOct to Feb
SageAug to Nov
SalsifyAug to Mar
ShallotApr to Jul
SilverbeetAll year
Snow PeaMar to Jul
SorrelMar to May, Aug to Sep
SoybeanNov to Jan
SpinachMar to Jul
Spring OnionMar to Oct
StrawberryMar to May
Sweet PotatoOct to Jan
ThymeMar to Oct
TomatilloOct
TomatoAug to Jan
WatermelonOct to Jan
Yardlong BeanOct to Feb
ZucchiniOct to Feb

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