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What to plant in Yamba, NSW

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

What to plant in Yamba in September

  • AmaranthSow directly in the bed
  • ArtichokeRaise seedlings, then transplantNeeds a lot of room
  • AsparagusSow directly or raise seedlingsStays for years
  • 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
  • CabbageRaise seedlings, then transplant
  • CapsicumRaise seedlings, then transplant
  • CarrotSow directly in the bed
  • CeleriacRaise seedlings, then transplant
  • CelerySow directly or raise seedlings
  • 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 bed
  • 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
  • French BeanSow directly in the bedNot yet checked against a local guide
  • Garlic ChivesSow directly or raise seedlingsStays for years
  • GingerSow directly in the bed
  • HorseradishSow directly in the bedCan spreadNot yet checked against a local guide
  • Jerusalem ArtichokeSow directly in the bedCan spread
  • LuffaRaise seedlings, then transplantNeeds a lot of room
  • 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
  • PeanutRaise seedlings, then transplant
  • PotatoSow directly in the bed
  • PumpkinSow directly or raise seedlingsNeeds a lot of room
  • PurslaneSow directly in the bedCan spread
  • 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
  • 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
  • SorrelSow directly in the bedStays for yearsNot 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
  • 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 Yamba

Yamba frosts in fewer than 1 year in 10, so frost doesn't hold back any planting here.

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 Yamba through the year

CropMonths
AmaranthAug to Apr
ArtichokeAug to Apr
AsparagusAug to Nov
BasilAug 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
CapsicumAug to Mar
CarrotFeb to Oct
CauliflowerJan to May
CeleriacMar to Oct
CeleryMar to Oct
ChickpeaApr to Jun
ChilliJul to Mar
Chinese CabbageAll year
ChivesAll year
CorianderMar to Oct
CornAug to Feb
CowpeaAug to Apr
CucumberJul to Mar
DaikonAll year
DillMar to Oct
EggplantAug to Mar
EndiveMar to Jul
French BeanAug to Apr
GarlicMar to Jul
Garlic ChivesAll year
GingerSep to Mar
HorseradishApr, Sep to Oct
Jerusalem ArtichokeJul to Nov
KaleMar to Jun
KohlrabiMar to Jun
LettuceJan to May
LuffaAug to Mar
MintAug to Nov
MizunaMar to Oct
OkraAug to Feb
OnionFeb to Jun
OreganoMar to Oct
ParsleyMar to Sep
ParsnipFeb to Sep
PeaMar to Jul
PeanutAug to Jan
PotatoMay to Sep
PumpkinAug to Mar
PurslaneAug to Mar
RadicchioApr to Jun
RadishAll year
RhubarbJun to Mar
RocketMar to Oct
RockmelonJul to Jan
RosemaryMar to May, Sep to Oct
Runner BeanAug to Apr
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 PotatoSep to Jan
ThymeMar to Oct
TomatilloAug to Oct
TomatoAug to Mar
WatermelonAug to Jan
Yardlong BeanAug to Apr
ZucchiniAug to Feb

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