Arid zone
Hot, dry summers and cold nights. Shade and water decide what survives.
Includes Alice Springs, Mildura, Dubbo, Wagga Wagga, Shepparton, Albury-Wodonga.
What to sow in August
Holds back frost-tender crops around this area's frost dates. Regional, so ask local growers too.
- AmaranthSow directly in the bed
- ArtichokeRaise seedlings, then transplant
- BeetrootSow directly in the bed
- BorageSow directly in the bed
- CarrotSow directly in the bed
- ChilliRaise seedlings, then transplant
- Chinese CabbageSow directly or raise seedlings
- CorianderRaise seedlings, then transplant
- CucumberSow directly or raise seedlings
- DaikonSow directly in the bed
- DillSow directly in the bed
- EggplantSow directly or raise seedlings
- HorseradishSow directly in the bed
- Jerusalem ArtichokeSow directly in the bed
- KaleRaise seedlings, then transplant
- KohlrabiSow directly in the bed
- LettuceSow directly in the bed
- LuffaRaise seedlings, then transplant
- MizunaSow directly in the bed
- ParsnipSow directly in the bed
- PotatoSow directly in the bed
- PumpkinSow directly or raise seedlings
- RadishSow directly in the bed
- RhubarbSow directly or raise seedlings
- RocketSow directly or raise seedlings
- RockmelonRaise seedlings, then transplant
- SilverbeetSow directly or raise seedlings
- SpinachSow directly in the bed
- Spring OnionSow directly in the bed
- SwedeSow directly in the bed
- TomatilloRaise seedlings, then transplant
- TomatoRaise seedlings, then transplant
- WatermelonSow directly in the bed
- ZucchiniSow directly in the bed