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What to plant in Port Macquarie, NSW

Port Macquarie is in the subtropical zone. Mild winters and humid summers. The cooler months are often the easiest.

What to plant in Port Macquarie in May

  • BeetrootSow directly in the bed
  • Bok ChoySow directly or raise seedlings
  • BorageSow directly in the bedCan spreadNot yet checked against a local guide
  • Broad BeanSow directly in the bed
  • BroccoliRaise seedlings, then transplant
  • Brussels SproutsRaise seedlings, then transplant
  • CabbageRaise seedlings, then transplant
  • CarrotSow directly in the bed
  • CauliflowerRaise seedlings, then transplant
  • CeleriacRaise seedlings, then transplant
  • ChickpeaRaise seedlings, then transplantNot yet checked against a local guide
  • 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
  • EndiveRaise seedlings, then transplant
  • GarlicSow directly in the bed
  • Garlic ChivesSow directly or raise seedlingsStays for years
  • KaleRaise seedlings, then transplant
  • KohlrabiSow directly in the bed
  • LettuceSow directly in the bed
  • MizunaSow directly in the bed
  • OnionSow directly or raise seedlings
  • 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
  • PeaSow directly in the bedNot yet checked against a local guide
  • PotatoSow directly in the bed
  • RadicchioRaise seedlings, then transplantNot yet checked against a local guide
  • RadishSow directly in the bedNot yet checked against a local guide
  • RocketSow directly or raise seedlings
  • RosemaryRaise seedlings, then transplantStays for yearsNot yet checked against a local guide
  • ShallotSow directly in the bed
  • SilverbeetSow directly or raise seedlings
  • Snow PeaSow directly in the bedNot yet checked against a local guide
  • SorrelSow directly in the bedStays for yearsNot 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
  • ThymeSow directly or raise seedlingsStays for yearsNot yet checked against a local guide

Held back for frost in Port Macquarie: Celery.

Frost in Port Macquarie

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

CropMonths
AmaranthAug to Apr
ArtichokeAug to Apr
AsparagusAug to Nov
BasilOct to Feb
BeetrootFeb to Oct
Bok ChoyAll year
BorageFeb to Nov
Broad BeanMar to Jun
BroccoliFeb to Jun
Brussels SproutsFeb to Jun
CabbageMar to May, Jul to Sep
CapsicumSep to Jan
CarrotFeb to Oct
CauliflowerJan to May
CeleriacMar to Oct
CeleryOct
ChickpeaApr to Jun
ChilliSep to Jan
Chinese CabbageAll year
ChivesAll year
CorianderMar to Oct
CornOct to Feb
CowpeaOct to Mar
CucumberOct to Mar
DaikonAll year
DillMar to Oct
EggplantSep to Jan
EndiveMar to Jul
French BeanOct to Mar
GarlicMar to Jul
Garlic ChivesAll year
GingerOct to Jan
HorseradishApr, Sep to Oct
Jerusalem ArtichokeNone
KaleMar to Jun
KohlrabiMar to Jun
LettuceJan to May
LuffaOct to Mar
MintAug to Nov
MizunaMar to Oct
OkraOct to Feb
OnionFeb to Jun
OreganoMar to Oct
ParsleyMar to Sep
ParsnipFeb to Sep
PeaMar to Jul
PeanutOct to Jan
PotatoMay to Sep
PumpkinOct to Jan
PurslaneOct to Mar
RadicchioApr to Jun
RadishAll year
RhubarbJun to Mar
RocketMar to Oct
RockmelonOct to Jan
RosemaryMar to May, Sep to Oct
Runner BeanOct to Mar
SageAug to Nov
SalsifyAug to Mar
ShallotApr to Jul
SilverbeetAll year
Snow PeaMar to Jul
SorrelMar to May, Aug to Sep
SoybeanNov to Jan
SpinachMar to Jul
Spring OnionMar to Oct
StrawberryMar to May
Sweet PotatoOct to Jan
ThymeMar to Oct
TomatilloOct
TomatoSep to Jan
WatermelonOct to Jan
Yardlong BeanOct to Mar
ZucchiniOct to Feb

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