Growing guide

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 September

Holds back frost-tender crops around this area's frost dates. Regional, so ask local growers too.

  • 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
  • BeetrootSow directly in the bed
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Jerusalem ArtichokeSow directly in the bedCan spreadNot yet checked against a local guide
  • LettuceSow directly in the bed
  • LuffaRaise seedlings, then transplantNeeds a lot of roomNot yet checked against a local guide
  • MizunaSow directly in the bedNot yet checked against a local guide
  • OkraSow directly or raise seedlings
  • OreganoSow directly or raise seedlingsStays for yearsNot yet checked against a local guide
  • ParsnipSow directly in the bed
  • 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
  • SilverbeetSow directly or raise seedlings
  • SorrelSow directly in the bedStays for yearsNot yet checked against a local guide
  • SpinachSow directly in the bed
  • Spring OnionSow directly in the bed
  • SwedeSow directly in the bed
  • ThymeSow directly or raise seedlingsStays for yearsNot yet checked against a local guide
  • TomatoRaise seedlings, then transplant
  • 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