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What to plant in Nuriootpa, SA

Nuriootpa is in the temperate zone. Mild, wet winters and warm, dry summers, with a long growing season.

What to plant in Nuriootpa in February

  • 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
  • BeetrootSow directly in the bed
  • Bok ChoySow directly or raise seedlings
  • BorageSow directly in the bedCan spreadNot yet checked against a local guide
  • Brussels SproutsRaise seedlings, then transplant
  • CabbageRaise seedlings, then transplant
  • CarrotSow directly in the bed
  • CauliflowerRaise 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
  • DaikonSow directly in the bedNot yet checked against a local guide
  • DillSow directly in the bedNot yet checked against a local guide
  • FennelSow directly or raise seedlings
  • Garlic ChivesSow directly or raise seedlingsStays for yearsNot yet checked against a local guide
  • KaleRaise seedlings, then transplant
  • KohlrabiSow directly in the bed
  • LeekSow directly or raise seedlings
  • LettuceSow directly in the bed
  • OnionSow directly or raise seedlings
  • ParsleySow directly or raise seedlingsNot yet checked against a local guide
  • ParsnipSow directly in the bed
  • PeaSow directly in the bedNot yet checked against a local guide
  • PurslaneSow directly in the bedCan spreadNot yet checked against a local guide
  • RadishSow directly in the bedNot yet checked against a local guide
  • RocketSow directly or raise seedlings
  • SalsifySow directly in the bedNot yet checked against a local guide
  • SilverbeetSow directly or raise seedlings
  • Snow PeaSow directly in the bedNot yet checked against a local guide
  • SpinachSow directly in the bed
  • TurnipSow directly in the bed
  • WatercressSow directly or raise seedlingsCan spreadNot yet checked against a local guide

Held back for frost in Nuriootpa: Cowpea, Cucumber, Eggplant, French Bean, Runner Bean, Yardlong Bean.

Frost in Nuriootpa

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

CropMonths
AmaranthAug to Mar
ArtichokeAug to Mar
AsparagusAug to Nov
BasilDec
BeetrootJul to Apr
Bok ChoyAll year
BorageAug to Feb
Broad BeanMar to Jul
Brussels SproutsDec to Apr
CabbageFeb to Apr, Aug to Sep
CapsicumOct to Nov
CarrotAug to Apr
CauliflowerDec to Apr
CeleriacSep to Dec
ChickpeaMay to Aug
ChilliOct to Nov
Chinese CabbageAll year
ChivesSep to Mar
CorianderMar to Apr, Aug to Nov
CornDec to Jan
CowpeaDec to Jan
CucumberDec to Jan
DaikonAll year
DillAug to Feb
EggplantOct to Nov
FennelAug to Apr
French BeanDec to Jan
GarlicMar to Jun
Garlic ChivesSep to Mar
GingerNone
HorseradishAug to Nov
Jerusalem ArtichokeNone
KaleAug to May
KohlrabiAug to Apr
LeekAug to Apr
LettuceAll year
LuffaDec
MintAug to Nov
MizunaMar to Nov
OkraDec
OnionFeb to Aug
OreganoMar to Apr, Aug to Dec
ParsleyAug to Mar
ParsnipJul to Mar
PeaFeb to Sep
PeanutNone
PotatoJul to Oct
PumpkinDec
PurslaneDec to Feb
RadishAll year
RhubarbJul to Jan
RocketFeb to Mar, Aug to Nov
RockmelonNov to Dec
RosemaryMar to May, Sep to Nov
Runner BeanDec to Jan
SageSep to Dec
SalsifySep to Apr
ShallotApr to May, Jul to Aug
SilverbeetSep to May
Snow PeaFeb to Sep
SorrelMar to May, Aug to Oct
SoybeanDec
SpinachFeb to Sep
Spring OnionMar to Nov
StrawberryApr to Jul
Sweet PotatoNone
ThymeMar to Apr, Sep to Dec
TomatilloDec
TomatoOct to Dec
TurnipSep to May
WatercressSep to Apr
WatermelonDec
Yardlong BeanDec to Jan
ZucchiniDec to Jan

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