Best time to plant broccoli in Australia
Brassica oleracea
A close relative of cauliflower, broccoli is a brassica grown for its big green flower heads, with the stalk and small leaves also eaten. The florets branch from a thick, paler stalk in a tree-like shape, and the whole vegetable works either raw or cooked.
On a shared plot: suits a plot
Finishes in a season and stays within its space, so it suits most plots.
When to sow
| Zone | J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CoolMatches local guides | Sow | Sow | Sow | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Sow | Sow |
| SubtropicalMatches local guides | No | Sow | Sow | Sow | Sow | Sow | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| TropicalMatches local guides | No | No | Sow | Sow | Sow | Sow | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| AridBroadly matches local guides, with some differences | No | Sow | Sow | Sow | Sow | Sow | Sow | No | No | No | No | No |
Good months to sow
Your local conditions can shift any months shown here, so treat them as a guide.
Growing details
- How to start
- Raise seedlings, then transplant
- Sowing depth
- 1-2cm
- Plant spacing
- 60cm
- Row spacing
- 40cm
- Height
- 75cm
- Germination
- Soil 5-35°C, fastest at 20-28°C
- Time to harvest
- 56-91 days from planting out
- Frost
- Hardy, takes a light frost
- Sun
- Full sun
- Life cycle
- biennial, usually grown as an annual
These are typical figures, and varieties differ. Your seed packet takes priority.