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What to plant in Wagga Wagga, NSW

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

What to plant in Wagga Wagga in January

  • ArtichokeRaise seedlings, then transplantNeeds a lot of roomNot 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
  • CarrotSow directly in the bed
  • 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
  • French BeanSow directly in the bedNot yet checked against a local guide
  • Garlic ChivesSow directly or raise seedlingsStays for years
  • LuffaRaise seedlings, then transplantNeeds a lot of roomNot 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
  • Runner BeanSow directly in the bedNot yet checked against a local guide
  • SoybeanSow directly in the bedNot yet checked against a local guide
  • Yardlong BeanSow directly in the bedNot yet checked against a local guide
  • ZucchiniSow directly in the bed

Held back for frost in Wagga Wagga: Capsicum, Eggplant, Pumpkin, Rockmelon, Watermelon.

Frost in Wagga Wagga

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

CropMonths
AmaranthMar to Aug
ArtichokeAug to Apr
AsparagusSep to Nov
BasilNov to Feb
BeetrootFeb to Oct
BorageAug to Jan
Broad BeanApr to Jul
BroccoliFeb to Jul
CabbageMar to May
CapsicumOct to Nov
CarrotAll year
CauliflowerFeb to Jul
CeleriacSep to Dec
CeleryNone
ChickpeaApr to Jun
ChilliOct to Nov
Chinese CabbageMar to May, Aug to Dec
ChivesSep to Apr
CorianderMar to May, Aug to Sep
CornNov to Jan
CowpeaNov to Jan
CucumberNov to Jan
DaikonAll year
DillJul to Aug
EggplantSep to Nov
EndiveMar to Jul
FennelMar to Apr, Sep to Nov
French BeanNov to Jan
GarlicMar to Jun
Garlic ChivesSep to Apr
GingerNov
HorseradishJun to Aug
Jerusalem ArtichokeNone
KaleMar to Aug
KohlrabiMar to Aug
LettuceMar to Sep
LuffaNov to Mar
MintMay to Jul
MizunaMar to Oct
OkraNov to Dec
OnionMar to Jul
OreganoMar to Apr, Sep to Nov
ParsleyMay to Jul
ParsnipFeb to Sep
PeaMar to Jul
PeanutNov
PotatoAug to Dec
PumpkinNov to Dec
PurslaneNov to Feb
RadicchioJun to Jul
RadishAll year
RhubarbAug to Nov
RocketMar to May, Aug to Nov
RockmelonNov to Dec
RosemaryMar to May, Sep to Nov
Runner BeanNov to Jan
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
TomatoNone
TurnipMar to Jun
WatercressMar to May, Sep to Nov
WatermelonNov to Dec
Yardlong BeanNov to Jan
ZucchiniNov to Feb

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