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What to plant in Sydney, NSW

Sydney is in the temperate zone. Mild, wet winters and warm, dry summers, with a long growing season.

What to plant in Sydney in July

  • BeetrootSow directly in the bed
  • Bok ChoySow directly or raise seedlings
  • Broad BeanSow directly in the bed
  • ChickpeaRaise seedlings, then transplantNot yet checked against a local guide
  • Chinese CabbageSow directly or raise seedlingsNot yet checked against a local guide
  • DaikonSow directly in the bedNot yet checked against a local guide
  • Jerusalem ArtichokeSow directly in the bedCan spread
  • LettuceSow directly in the bed
  • MizunaSow directly in the bed
  • OnionSow directly or raise seedlings
  • ParsnipSow directly in the bed
  • PeaSow directly in the bedNot yet checked against a local guide
  • PotatoSow directly in the bed
  • RadishSow directly in the bedNot yet checked against a local guide
  • RhubarbSow directly or raise seedlingsStays for yearsNot yet checked against a local guide
  • ShallotSow directly in the bedNot yet checked against a local guide
  • Snow PeaSow directly in the bedNot yet checked against a local guide
  • SpinachSow directly in the bed
  • Spring OnionSow directly in the bed
  • StrawberryRaise seedlings, then transplantStays for yearsNot yet checked against a local guide

Frost in Sydney

Sydney frosts in fewer than 1 year in 10, so frost doesn't hold back any planting here.

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 Sydney through the year

CropMonths
AmaranthAug to Mar
ArtichokeAug to Mar
AsparagusAug to Nov
BasilSep to Dec
BeetrootJul to Apr
Bok ChoyAll year
BorageAug to Feb
Broad BeanMar to Jul
Brussels SproutsDec to Apr
CabbageFeb to Apr, Aug to Sep
CapsicumAug to Dec
CarrotAug to Apr
CauliflowerDec to Apr
CeleriacSep to Dec
ChickpeaMay to Aug
ChilliAug to Dec
Chinese CabbageAll year
ChivesSep to Mar
CorianderMar to Apr, Aug to Nov
CornSep to Jan
CowpeaSep to Feb
CucumberSep to Feb
DaikonAll year
DillAug to Feb
EggplantSep to Feb
FennelAug to Apr
French BeanSep to Feb
GarlicMar to Jun
Garlic ChivesSep to Mar
GingerOct to Dec
HorseradishAug to Nov
Jerusalem ArtichokeJun to Nov
KaleAug to May
KohlrabiAug to Apr
LeekAug to Apr
LettuceAll year
LuffaSep to Dec
MintAug to Nov
MizunaMar to Nov
OkraSep to Dec
OnionFeb to Aug
OreganoMar to Apr, Aug to Dec
ParsleyAug to Mar
ParsnipJul to Mar
PeaFeb to Sep
PeanutAug to Dec
PotatoJul to Oct
PumpkinSep to Dec
PurslaneSep to Feb
RadishAll year
RhubarbJul to Jan
RocketFeb to Mar, Aug to Nov
RockmelonSep to Dec
RosemaryMar to May, Sep to Nov
Runner BeanSep to Feb
SageSep to Dec
SalsifySep to Apr
ShallotApr to May, Jul to Aug
SilverbeetSep to May
Snow PeaFeb to Sep
SorrelMar to May, Aug to Oct
SoybeanNov to Dec
SpinachFeb to Sep
Spring OnionMar to Nov
StrawberryApr to Jul
Sweet PotatoSep to Nov
ThymeMar to Apr, Sep to Dec
TomatilloAug to Dec
TomatoAug to Dec
TurnipSep to May
WatercressSep to Apr
WatermelonAug to Dec
Yardlong BeanSep to Feb
ZucchiniSep to Jan

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