Growing guide

Cool zone

Cold winters with frost, and a short summer growing season.

Includes Melbourne, Canberra, Hobart, Launceston, Ballarat, Bendigo, Geelong, Mt Gambier.

What to sow in April

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

  • BeetrootSow directly in the bed
  • CauliflowerRaise seedlings, then transplant
  • DaikonSow directly in the bedNot yet checked against a local guide
  • GarlicSow directly in the bed
  • KaleRaise seedlings, then transplant
  • LeekSow directly or raise seedlings
  • LettuceSow directly in the bed
  • MizunaSow directly in the bed
  • OnionSow directly or raise seedlings
  • PeaSow directly in the bedNot yet checked against a local guide
  • RadishSow directly in the bedNot yet checked against a local guide
  • RosemaryRaise seedlings, then transplantStays for yearsNot yet checked against a local guide
  • SilverbeetSow directly or raise seedlings
  • Snow PeaSow directly in the bedNot yet checked against a local guide
  • SorrelSow directly in the bedStays for yearsNot yet checked against a local guide
  • SpinachSow directly in the bed
  • Spring OnionSow directly in the bed
  • StrawberryRaise seedlings, then transplantStays for yearsNot yet checked against a local guide
  • SwedeSow directly in the bed
  • TurnipSow directly in the bed
  • WatercressSow directly or raise seedlingsCan spreadNot yet checked against a local guide