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Seasonal Vegie Growing Guide
Use this handy seasonal guide to plan your vegie patch.
Course Notes
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COOL SEASON CROPS TO PLANT from March to May
EASY GROW | SEED OR SEEDLINGS | PEST PROBLEMS | ON-GOING CARE | |
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BRASSICA | Broccoli | Seedling | Snails | Feed with liquid organic fertiliser |
Cabbage | Seedling | Cabbage White Moths | every two weeks. | |
Kale | Seedling | Earwigs | ||
Asian Greens | Seedling | |||
HERBS | Coriander | Seedling | Feed with liquid organic fertiliser | |
Parsley | Seedling | every two weeks. | ||
Dill | Seedling | |||
LEAFY VEGETABLES | Lettuces | Seedling | Snails for all except rocket | Feed with liquid organic fertiliser |
Silverbeet | Seedling | every two weeks. | ||
Spinach | Seedling | |||
Rocket | Seedling | |||
ALLIUMS | Garlic | Garlic clove | Black aphids | Plant in a well-drained bed, not |
Spring Onions | Seedling | over-fertilised. Be patient! | ||
Salad Onions | Seedling | Garlic and shallots may | ||
Leeks | Seedling | take up to 8-10 months to mature. | ||
LEGUMES | Broad beans | Plant all as seeds | Snails when plants are | Provide stakes or trellis for tall |
Snow Peas | small. | growing varieties. | ||
Peas | ||||
ROOT VEGETABLES | Carrots | Best planted as seeds. | Plant by April before the soil | |
Parsnips | cools down. | |||
Beetroot | Do not fertilise while growing. | |||
Radishes |
WARM SEASON CROPS TO PLANT from September to December
PLANT FAMILY | EASY GROW | SEED OR SEEDLINGS – when? | PEST PROBLEMS | ON-GOING CARE |
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SOLANACEA | Tomato | Seedlings – late October | White Fly | Feed with liquid organic fertiliser |
Chilli | Seedling – November | every two weeks. | ||
Capsicum | Seedling – November | |||
Potatoes | Seed Potatoes – August to October | |||
HERBS | Basil | Seedling – November | White Fly, snails/slugs | Feed with liquid organic fertiliser every two weeks. |
LEAFY VEGETABLES | Lettuces | Seed or Seedling – September to November | Snail and slugs Earwigs | Feed with liquid organic fertiliser |
Silverbeet | Seedling | every two weeks. | ||
LEGUMES | Beans | Seeds from September to November | Snails when plants are small. White Fly | Provide stakes or trellis for tall growing varieties. |
CUCURBITS | Zucchini | Best planted as seeds in pots and then | White Fly | Allow space at the edge of the garden bed as they spread OR |
Pumpkins | transplanted from late October. | train to grow vertically. | ||
Cucumbers | ||||
OTHER | Sweetcorn | Seed from October | Plant in blocks, plenty of water and chook manure, mulch high |