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Planting Times - Adelaide Hills |
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Written by Administrator
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Wednesday, 04 October 2006 |
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I've always found that vegetable planting guides for Australia are very optimistic, suggesting that tomatoes can be planted out in September in Melbourne, when everyone knows Cup day is the time to plant tomatoes if they're going to grow.
The Adelaide Hills are often not shown on climate maps as being different from the plains when, in fact, they should be more properly lumped with Tasmania. See Peter Cundalls Guide to planting in Tasmania.
Based on a last frost date of the 14th of October (Malcolm Campbell) and U.S Information on planting times relative to last frost date I came up with this much more conservative planting guide for the hills.
- Basil 14th Oct
- Bean lima 1st Nov - 31st Dec
- Bean, bush snap 14th Oct - 15th Jan
- Bean, pole 14th Oct - 15th Jan
- Beet 1st Oct - 1st Apr
- Broccoli 1st Oct - 1st Apr
- Brussels sprouts 1st Oct - 1st Mar
- Cabbage 1st Oct - 1st Apr
- Carrot 1st Oct - 1st Apr
- Cauliflower 1st Oct - 1st Mar
- Celeriac 1st Oct - 1st Mar
- Celery 1st Oct - 1st Feb
- Chard 1st Oct - 15th Mar
- Chinese cabbage 1st Oct - 1st Feb
- Corn, sweet 14th Oct - 1st Mar
- Cucumber 1st Nov
- Eggplant 1st Nov
- Leeks 1st Oct - 1st Apr (Autumn sown leeks will bolt in spring)
- Lettuce, leaf All year
- Muskmelon 1st Nov
- Okra 1st Nov
- Onion (seed) 14th Apr - 14th June
- Parsnip 1st Oct - 1st Feb
- Pea 1st Sep - 15th Apr
- Pepper 1st Nov
- Potato, Irish 14th Sept - 14th Nov
- Potato, Sweet 1st Nov
- Pumpkin 1st Nov
- Radish 1st Oct - 1st May
- Spinach 1st March - 14th Sept
- Squash, summer 1st Nov
- Squash, winter 1st Nov
- Tomato 14th Oct
- Watermelon 1st Nov
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 12 December 2007 )
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