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What to plant in Port Lincoln, SA

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

What to plant in Port Lincoln in November

  • 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
  • BasilSow directly or raise seedlingsNot 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
  • CapsicumRaise seedlings, then transplant
  • CarrotSow directly in the bed
  • CeleriacRaise seedlings, then transplant
  • 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
  • CornSow directly in the bed
  • CowpeaSow directly in the bedNot yet checked against a local guide
  • CucumberSow directly or raise seedlings
  • 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
  • FennelSow directly or raise seedlings
  • French BeanSow directly in the bedNot yet checked against a local guide
  • Garlic ChivesSow directly or raise seedlingsStays for yearsNot yet checked against a local guide
  • GingerSow directly in the bedNot yet checked against a local guide
  • HorseradishSow directly in the bedCan spreadNot 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
  • LuffaRaise seedlings, then transplantNeeds a lot of roomNot yet checked against a local guide
  • MintSow directly or raise seedlingsCan spreadNot yet checked against a local guide
  • MizunaSow directly in the bed
  • OkraSow directly or raise seedlingsNot yet checked against a local guide
  • OreganoSow directly or raise seedlingsStays for yearsNot yet checked against a local guide
  • ParsleySow directly or raise seedlingsNot yet checked against a local guide
  • ParsnipSow directly in the bed
  • PeanutRaise seedlings, then transplantNot yet checked against a local guide
  • PumpkinSow directly or raise seedlingsNeeds a lot of room
  • PurslaneSow directly in the bedCan spreadNot 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
  • RocketSow directly or raise seedlings
  • RockmelonRaise seedlings, then transplantNeeds a lot of room
  • RosemaryRaise seedlings, then transplantStays for yearsNot yet checked against a local guide
  • Runner BeanSow directly in the bedNot yet checked against a local guide
  • SageRaise seedlings, then transplantStays for yearsNot yet checked against a local guide
  • SalsifySow directly in the bedNot yet checked against a local guide
  • SilverbeetSow directly or raise seedlings
  • SoybeanSow directly in the bedNot yet checked against a local guide
  • Spring OnionSow directly in the bed
  • Sweet Potato
  • ThymeSow directly or raise seedlingsStays for yearsNot yet checked against a local guide
  • TomatilloRaise seedlings, then transplantNot yet checked against a local guide
  • TomatoRaise seedlings, then transplant
  • TurnipSow directly in the bed
  • WatercressSow directly or raise seedlingsCan spreadNot yet checked against a local guide
  • WatermelonSow directly in the bedNeeds a lot of room
  • Yardlong BeanSow directly in the bedNot yet checked against a local guide
  • ZucchiniSow directly in the bed

Held back for frost in Port Lincoln: Jerusalem Artichoke.

Frost in Port Lincoln

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

CropMonths
AmaranthAug to Mar
ArtichokeAug to Mar
AsparagusAug to Nov
BasilOct to Dec
BeetrootJul to Apr
Bok ChoyAll year
BorageAug to Feb
Broad BeanMar to Jul
Brussels SproutsDec to Apr
CabbageFeb to Apr, Aug to Sep
CapsicumAug to Dec
CarrotAug to Apr
CauliflowerDec to Apr
CeleriacSep to Dec
ChickpeaMay to Aug
ChilliAug to Dec
Chinese CabbageAll year
ChivesSep to Mar
CorianderMar to Apr, Aug to Nov
CornOct to Jan
CowpeaOct to Feb
CucumberOct to Feb
DaikonAll year
DillAug to Feb
EggplantSep to Feb
FennelAug to Apr
French BeanOct to Feb
GarlicMar to Jun
Garlic ChivesSep to Mar
GingerOct to Dec
HorseradishAug to Nov
Jerusalem ArtichokeNone
KaleAug to May
KohlrabiAug to Apr
LeekAug to Apr
LettuceAll year
LuffaOct to Dec
MintAug to Nov
MizunaMar to Nov
OkraOct to Dec
OnionFeb to Aug
OreganoMar to Apr, Aug to Dec
ParsleyAug to Mar
ParsnipJul to Mar
PeaFeb to Sep
PeanutOct to Dec
PotatoJul to Oct
PumpkinOct to Dec
PurslaneOct to Feb
RadishAll year
RhubarbJul to Jan
RocketFeb to Mar, Aug to Nov
RockmelonSep to Dec
RosemaryMar to May, Sep to Nov
Runner BeanOct to Feb
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
SoybeanNov to Dec
SpinachFeb to Sep
Spring OnionMar to Nov
StrawberryApr to Jul
Sweet PotatoOct to Nov
ThymeMar to Apr, Sep to Dec
TomatilloOct to Dec
TomatoAug to Dec
TurnipSep to May
WatercressSep to Apr
WatermelonOct to Dec
Yardlong BeanOct to Feb
ZucchiniOct to Jan

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