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What to plant in Thargomindah, QLD

Thargomindah is in the arid zone. Hot, dry summers and cold nights. Shade and water decide what survives.

What to plant in Thargomindah in November

  • 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
  • BorageSow directly in the bedCan spreadNot yet checked against a local guide
  • CapsicumRaise seedlings, then transplant
  • CarrotSow directly in the bed
  • CeleriacRaise seedlings, then transplantNot yet checked against a local guide
  • ChilliRaise seedlings, then transplant
  • Chinese CabbageSow directly or raise seedlings
  • ChivesRaise seedlings, then transplantStays for yearsNot 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
  • 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 years
  • GingerSow directly in the bedNot yet checked against a local guide
  • LuffaRaise seedlings, then transplantNeeds a lot of roomNot yet checked against a local guide
  • OkraSow directly or raise seedlings
  • OreganoSow directly or raise seedlingsStays for yearsNot yet checked against a local guide
  • PeanutRaise seedlings, then transplantNot yet checked against a local guide
  • 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 years
  • 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
  • SorrelSow directly in the bedStays for yearsNot yet checked against a local guide
  • SoybeanSow directly in the bedNot yet checked against a local guide
  • Spring OnionSow directly in the bed
  • ThymeSow directly or raise seedlingsStays for yearsNot yet checked against a local guide
  • 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 Thargomindah

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

CropMonths
AmaranthMar to Aug
ArtichokeAug to Apr
AsparagusSep to Nov
BasilSep to Feb
BeetrootFeb to Oct
BorageAug to Jan
Broad BeanApr to Jul
BroccoliFeb to Jul
CabbageMar to May
CapsicumSep to Jan
CarrotAll year
CauliflowerFeb to Jul
CeleriacSep to Dec
CeleryNone
ChickpeaApr to Jun
ChilliAug to Dec
Chinese CabbageMar to May, Aug to Dec
ChivesSep to Apr
CorianderMar to May, Aug to Sep
CornSep to Jan
CowpeaSep to Feb
CucumberSep to Feb
DaikonAll year
DillJul to Aug
EggplantAug to Jan
EndiveMar to Jul
FennelMar to Apr, Sep to Nov
French BeanSep to Feb
GarlicMar to Jun
Garlic ChivesSep to Apr
GingerOct to Dec
HorseradishJun to Aug
Jerusalem ArtichokeSep
KaleMar to Aug
KohlrabiMar to Aug
LettuceMar to Sep
LuffaSep to Mar
MintMay to Jul
MizunaMar to Oct
OkraSep to Dec
OnionMar to Jul
OreganoMar to Apr, Sep to Nov
ParsleyMay to Jul
ParsnipFeb to Sep
PeaMar to Jul
PeanutSep to Dec
PotatoAug to Dec
PumpkinSep to Feb
PurslaneSep to Feb
RadicchioJun to Jul
RadishAll year
RhubarbAug to Nov
RocketMar to May, Aug to Nov
RockmelonAug to Jan
RosemaryMar to May, Sep to Nov
Runner BeanSep to Feb
SageJun to Jul
ShallotMar to May
SilverbeetMar to Oct
Snow PeaMar to Jul
SorrelMar to May, Sep to Nov
SoybeanNov to Jan
SpinachMar to Oct
Spring OnionMar to Nov
StrawberryMar to May
SwedeMar to Sep
ThymeSep to Dec
TomatilloNone
TomatoJul to Sep
TurnipMar to Jun
WatercressMar to May, Sep to Nov
WatermelonSep to Jan
Yardlong BeanSep to Feb
ZucchiniSep to Feb

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