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What to plant in Sale, VIC

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

What to plant in Sale in October

  • AmaranthSow directly in the bedNot yet checked against a local guide
  • ArtichokeRaise seedlings, then transplantNeeds a lot of room
  • AsparagusSow directly or raise seedlingsStays for years
  • BeetrootSow directly in the bed
  • BorageSow directly in the bedCan spreadNot yet checked against a local guide
  • Brussels SproutsRaise seedlings, then transplant
  • CapsicumRaise seedlings, then transplant
  • CarrotSow directly in the bed
  • CeleriacRaise seedlings, then transplantNot yet checked against a local guide
  • ChilliRaise seedlings, then transplant
  • 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
  • DaikonSow directly in the bedNot yet checked against a local guide
  • DillSow directly in the bedNot yet checked against a local guide
  • Garlic ChivesSow directly or raise seedlingsStays for yearsNot yet checked against a local guide
  • HorseradishSow directly in the bedCan spreadNot yet checked against a local guide
  • KohlrabiSow directly in the bed
  • LeekSow directly or raise seedlings
  • LettuceSow directly in the bed
  • MintSow directly or raise seedlingsCan spreadNot yet checked against a local guide
  • MizunaSow directly in the bed
  • 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
  • PeaSow directly in the bedNot yet checked against a local guide
  • PotatoSow directly in the bed
  • RadicchioRaise seedlings, then transplantNot 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
  • RocketSow directly or raise seedlings
  • RosemaryRaise seedlings, then transplantStays for yearsNot yet checked against a local guide
  • SageRaise seedlings, then transplantStays for yearsNot yet checked against a local guide
  • SalsifySow directly in the bedNot yet checked against a local guide
  • SilverbeetSow directly or raise seedlings
  • Snow PeaSow directly in the bedNot yet checked against a local guide
  • SorrelSow directly in the bedStays for yearsNot yet checked against a local guide
  • SpinachSow directly in the bed
  • Spring OnionSow directly in the bed
  • SwedeSow directly in the bed
  • ThymeSow directly or raise seedlingsStays for yearsNot yet checked against a local guide
  • TomatoRaise seedlings, then transplant
  • TurnipSow directly in the bed
  • WatercressSow directly or raise seedlingsCan spreadNot yet checked against a local guide

Held back for frost in Sale: Basil, Celery, Corn, Cowpea, Cucumber, French Bean, Jerusalem Artichoke, Luffa, Okra, Peanut, Pumpkin, Purslane, Rockmelon, Runner Bean, Sweet Potato, Tomatillo, Watermelon, Yardlong Bean, Zucchini.

Frost in Sale

Frost usually arrives in Sale around early May and finishes by early October. In about 1 year in 10 it comes as early as mid April or as late as early 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 Sale through the year

CropMonths
AmaranthSep to Nov
ArtichokeSep to Nov
AsparagusSep to Nov
BasilNov 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
CeleryNov to Dec
ChickpeaMay to Aug
ChilliOct to Nov
Chinese CabbageAug to Mar
ChivesOct to Mar
CorianderSep to Dec
CornNov to Jan
CowpeaNov to Jan
CucumberNov to Dec
DaikonAll year
DillSep to Jan
French BeanNov to Jan
GarlicFeb to Jun
Garlic ChivesOct to Mar
GingerNov to Dec
HorseradishAug to Nov
Jerusalem ArtichokeNone
KaleJan to Apr
KohlrabiAug to Mar
LeekSep to Apr
LettuceSep to May
LuffaNov to Dec
MintSep to Dec
MizunaAll year
OkraNov to Dec
OnionFeb to Sep
OreganoSep to Dec
ParsleySep to Mar
ParsnipAug to Feb
PeaJan to Oct
PeanutNov
PotatoAug to Dec
PumpkinNov to Dec
PurslaneNov to Jan
RadicchioOct to Nov
RadishAll year
RhubarbAug to Dec
RocketFeb to Mar, Sep to Nov
RockmelonNov to Dec
RosemaryMar to May, Sep to Nov
Runner BeanNov to Jan
SageSep to Nov
SalsifySep to Mar
ShallotJul to Sep
SilverbeetSep to Apr
Snow PeaJan to Oct
SorrelMar to May, Sep to Nov
SoybeanNov to Dec
SpinachFeb to Nov
Spring OnionMar to Nov
StrawberryApr to Jul
SwedeJan to Apr, Sep to Nov
Sweet PotatoNov
ThymeSep to Dec
TomatilloNov to Dec
TomatoOct to Dec
TurnipSep to May
WatercressSep to Apr
WatermelonNov to Dec
Yardlong BeanNov to Jan
ZucchiniNov to Dec

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