What to plant in Charters Towers, QLD

What to plant in Charters Towers in August

• AmaranthSow directly in the bedNot yet checked against a local guide
• ArtichokeRaise seedlings, then transplantNeeds a lot of roomNot yet checked against a local guide
• AsparagusSow directly or raise seedlingsStays for yearsNot yet checked against a local guide
• Bok ChoySow directly or raise seedlings
• BorageSow directly in the bedCan spreadNot yet checked against a local guide
• CapsicumRaise seedlings, then transplant
• CarrotSow directly in the bed
• ChilliRaise seedlings, then transplant
• Chinese CabbageSow directly or raise seedlingsNot yet checked against a local guide
• 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
• EggplantSow directly or raise seedlings
• Garlic ChivesSow directly or raise seedlingsStays for yearsNot yet checked against a local guide
• KaleRaise seedlings, then transplantNot yet checked against a local guide
• KohlrabiSow directly in the bedNot yet checked against a local guide
• LettuceSow directly in the bed
• MizunaSow directly in the bedNot yet checked against a local guide
• OreganoSow directly or raise seedlingsStays for yearsNot yet checked against a local guide
• ParsnipSow directly in the bedNot 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
• RockmelonRaise seedlings, then transplantNeeds a lot of room
• SilverbeetSow directly or raise seedlings
• SorrelSow directly in the bedStays for yearsNot yet checked against a local guide
• Spring OnionSow directly in the bed
• ThymeSow directly or raise seedlingsStays for yearsNot yet checked against a local guide
• WatercressSow directly or raise seedlingsCan spreadNot yet checked against a local guide

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

Frost in Charters Towers

Frost usually arrives in Charters Towers around early July and finishes by late July. In about 1 year in 10 it comes as early as mid June or as late as late August, 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 Charters Towers through the year

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