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Planting in December - Gardenate

Cape Gooseberry (also Golden Berry, Inca Berry ) Sow seed
Cucumber Start in seed trays or plant out (transplant) seedlings or sow seed
Dill Sow seed
Fennel (also Bronze fennel) Sow seed
Florence Fennel (also Finocchio) Sow seed
Luffa (also Loofah, plant sponge) Sow seed
Savory - summer savory (also 'Bean Herb') Sow seed
Watermelon Start undercover in seed trays and plant out in 4-6 weeks

Planning for January

Basil Sow seed
Beans - climbing (also Pole beans, Runner beans, Scarlet Runners) Sow seed
Beans - dwarf (also French beans, Bush beans) Sow seed
Capsicum (also Bell peppers, Sweet peppers) Sow seed
Chilli peppers (also Hot peppers) Sow seed
Coriander (also Cilantro, Chinese parsley) Sow seed
Cucumber Start in seed trays or plant out (transplant) seedlings or sow seed
Dill Sow seed
Eggplant (also Aubergine) Sow seed
Fennel (also Bronze fennel) Sow seed
Florence Fennel (also Finocchio) Sow seed
Ginger Plant root
Luffa (also Loofah, plant sponge) Sow seed
Marrow Sow seed
NZ Spinach (also Warrigal greens) Sow seed
Parsley (also curly leaf parsley or flat leaf (Italian) parsley) Sow seed
Pumpkin Sow seed
Rockmelon (also Canteloupe) Sow seed
Rosella (also Queensland Jam Plant, Roselle) Start undercover in seed trays and plant out in 4-6 weeks
Savory - summer savory (also 'Bean Herb') Sow seed
Strawberries (from seeds) Start undercover in seed trays and plant out in 4-6 weeks
Sweet Potato (also Kumara) Plant crowns
Tomato Sow seed
Watermelon Start in seed trays or plant out (transplant) seedlings or sow seed

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Recent Comments

  • 21 Jan - Keri
    We have had alot of carrot fly. This year ive covered eith insect netting which has helped. Also im not breaking the tops off until inside so they dont smell the tops. We also planted chives and ...
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  • 21 Jan - Marisa
    Does this apply to catnip as well? I actually just threw some seeds in here in January but I may try again in April according to the chart. Thanks!
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  • 19 Jan - Celeste Archer
    In addition to my reply below - I should mention - you can plant more than one corn plant on a mound ( and probably should). IT DEPENDS on how big your mound is...three might be good...5 might be...
    in Beans - climbing
  • 18 Jan - Celeste Archer
    Since I'm from North America, my answer is a "canned/typical" answer. MANY people use the 3 sisters planting here -- -- The "Three Sisters" planting method is a traditional Indigenous compa...
    in Beans - climbing
  • 14 Jan -
    probably hardneck
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  • 14 Jan -
    Gardinate should update their Garlic listing to have two types. Hardneck and soft neck. Because although hardneck may not grow well in zones 9a and up, soft neck will do just fine in 9 zones. Gilr...
    in Garlic
  • 14 Jan -
    Yep! Softneck garlic grows perfectly fine in zone 9b for me. I mean we are pretty close to Gilroy which is like the Garlic capital of the US. So...
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