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What to plant in Sale, VIC

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

What to plant in Sale in December

  • BasilSow directly or raise seedlingsNot yet checked against a local guide
  • BeetrootSow directly in the bed
  • BorageSow directly in the bedCan spreadNot yet checked against a local guide
  • BroccoliRaise seedlings, then transplant
  • Brussels SproutsRaise seedlings, then transplant
  • CarrotSow directly in the bed
  • CauliflowerRaise seedlings, then transplant
  • CeleriacRaise seedlings, then transplantNot yet checked against a local guide
  • CelerySow directly or raise seedlings
  • Chinese CabbageSow directly or raise seedlings
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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 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
  • PotatoSow directly in the bed
  • 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
  • RockmelonRaise seedlings, then transplantNeeds a lot of room
  • Runner BeanSow directly in the bedNot 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
  • 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

Frost in Sale

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

CropMonths
AmaranthSep to Nov
ArtichokeSep to Nov
AsparagusSep to Nov
BasilNov 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
CeleryNov to Dec
ChickpeaMay to Aug
ChilliOct to Nov
Chinese CabbageAug to Mar
ChivesOct to Mar
CorianderSep to Dec
CornNov to Jan
CowpeaNov to Jan
CucumberNov to Dec
DaikonAll year
DillSep to Jan
French BeanNov to Jan
GarlicFeb to Jun
Garlic ChivesOct to Mar
GingerNov to Dec
HorseradishAug to Nov
Jerusalem ArtichokeNone
KaleJan to Apr
KohlrabiAug to Mar
LeekSep to Apr
LettuceSep to May
LuffaNov to Dec
MintSep to Dec
MizunaAll year
OkraNov to Dec
OnionFeb to Sep
OreganoSep to Dec
ParsleySep to Mar
ParsnipAug to Feb
PeaJan to Oct
PeanutNov
PotatoAug to Dec
PumpkinNov to Dec
PurslaneNov 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 BeanNov to Jan
SageSep to Nov
SalsifySep to Mar
ShallotJul to Sep
SilverbeetSep to Apr
Snow PeaJan to Oct
SorrelMar to May, Sep to Nov
SoybeanNov to Dec
SpinachFeb to Nov
Spring OnionMar to Nov
StrawberryApr to Jul
SwedeJan to Apr, Sep to Nov
Sweet PotatoNov
ThymeSep to Dec
TomatilloNov to Dec
TomatoOct to Dec
TurnipSep to May
WatercressSep to Apr
WatermelonNov to Dec
Yardlong BeanNov to Jan
ZucchiniNov to Dec

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