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What to plant in Mount Gambier, SA

Mount Gambier is in the cool zone. Cold winters with frost, and a short summer growing season.

What to plant in Mount Gambier in July

  • ChickpeaRaise seedlings, then transplant
  • DaikonSow directly in the bedNot yet checked against a local guide
  • MizunaSow directly in the bed
  • OnionSow directly or raise seedlings
  • PeaSow directly in the bedNot yet checked against a local guide
  • RadishSow directly in the bedNot yet checked against a local guide
  • ShallotSow directly in the bed
  • 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

Held back for frost in Mount Gambier: Jerusalem Artichoke.

Frost in Mount Gambier

Frost usually arrives in Mount Gambier around mid May and finishes by late October. In about 1 year in 10 it comes as early as mid April or as late as late November, 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 Mount Gambier through the year

CropMonths
AmaranthSep to Nov
ArtichokeSep to Nov
AsparagusSep to Nov
BasilDec to Feb
BeetrootSep to Apr
BorageSep to Jan
BroccoliNov to Mar
Brussels SproutsOct to Feb
CapsicumOct to Nov
CarrotAug to Mar
CauliflowerNov to Apr
CeleriacOct to Jan
CeleryDec
ChickpeaMay to Aug
ChilliOct to Nov
Chinese CabbageAug to Mar
ChivesOct to Mar
CorianderSep to Dec
CornDec to Jan
CowpeaDec to Jan
CucumberDec
DaikonAll year
DillSep to Jan
French BeanDec to Jan
GarlicFeb to Jun
Garlic ChivesOct to Mar
GingerDec
HorseradishAug to Nov
Jerusalem ArtichokeNone
KaleJan to Apr
KohlrabiAug to Mar
LeekSep to Apr
LettuceSep to May
LuffaDec
MintSep to Dec
MizunaAll year
OkraDec
OnionFeb to Sep
OreganoSep to Dec
ParsleySep to Mar
ParsnipAug to Feb
PeaJan to Oct
PeanutNone
PotatoAug to Dec
PumpkinDec
PurslaneDec to Jan
RadicchioOct to Nov
RadishAll year
RhubarbAug to Dec
RocketFeb to Mar, Sep to Nov
RockmelonNov to Dec
RosemaryMar to May, Sep to Nov
Runner BeanDec to Jan
SageSep to Nov
SalsifySep to Mar
ShallotJul to Sep
SilverbeetSep to Apr
Snow PeaJan to Oct
SorrelMar to May, Sep to Nov
SoybeanDec
SpinachFeb to Nov
Spring OnionMar to Nov
StrawberryApr to Jul
SwedeJan to Apr, Sep to Nov
Sweet PotatoNone
ThymeSep to Dec
TomatilloDec
TomatoOct to Dec
TurnipSep to May
WatercressSep to Apr
WatermelonDec
Yardlong BeanDec to Jan
ZucchiniDec

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