Your complete month-by-month guide to what to plant, prune, and harvest across every Australian climate zone.
Shop Gardening Books →Summer crops are finishing up. Start sowing broccoli, cauliflower, and cabbage seedlings. Plant beetroot and carrot seeds directly. In tropical zones, this is your dry-season planting window — tomatoes, capsicums, and beans all go in now.
Shop Autumn Seeds →The single most important planting month for garlic across southern Australia. Plant cloves pointy-end up, 5cm deep, 15cm apart. Also sow broad beans, peas, spinach, and silverbeet. Mulch heavily to retain moisture.
Shop Garlic Bulbs →Last chance for most cool-season crops before winter slows growth. Sow lettuce, rocket, Asian greens, and radish. Plant bare-root fruit trees and roses. Add compost to beds resting over winter.
Composting Gear →Growth slows in southern states. Prune deciduous fruit trees while dormant. Sow snow peas, leeks, and spring onion. In Queensland and WA, continue planting leafy greens and root vegetables year-round.
Start tomato and capsicum seeds indoors in warm zones. Plant asparagus crowns and strawberry runners. Apply lime to acidic soils. Order seed catalogues for spring planting.
Seed Starting Kits →The gardening year begins again. Sow tomato, zucchini, and cucumber seeds in trays. Prepare beds with compost and blood & bone. Plant potatoes on the August full moon for best results.
Raised Garden Beds →Quality secateurs, a hand trowel, garden fork, and a good pair of gloves. These four tools handle 90% of home gardening tasks. Buy once, buy well.
Shop Tool Sets →Save water and time with a drip system. Essential in Australian conditions where water restrictions are common. Most kits connect to a standard garden tap.
Shop Irrigation →Invest in a good Australian gardening book. Jackie French, Peter Cundall, and the Yates Garden Guide are all excellent region-specific references.
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