WHAT TO PLANT NOW AND PLANNING FOR DECEMBER TEMPERATE AREAS

Summer doesn’t give us any breaks in the planting.

Planting for November:

Amaranth (also Love-lies-bleeding) Start in seed trays or plant out (transplant) seedlings or sow seed

Angelica Plant out (transplant) seedlings or sow seed

Artichokes (Globe) Plant out (transplant) seedlings or sow seed

Asparagus Plant crowns, sow seed.

Asparagus Pea (also Winged bean) Sow seed

Basil Start in seed trays or plant out (transplant) seedlings

Beans – climbing (also Pole beans, Runner beans, Scarlet Runners) Start in seed trays or plant out (transplant) seedlings or sow seed

Beans – dwarf (also French beans, Bush beans) Start in seed trays or plant out (transplant) seedlings or sow seed

Beetroot (also Beets) Start in seed trays or plant out (transplant) seedlings or sow seed

Borage (also Burrage, Bugloss) Plant out (transplant) seedlings or sow seed

Burdock (also Gobo (Japanese Burdock)) Sow seed

Cabbage Plant out (transplant) seedlings

Cape Gooseberry (also Golden Berry, Inca Berry ) Start in seed trays or plant out (transplant) seedlings or sow seed

Capsicum (also Bell peppers, Sweet peppers) Start in seed trays or plant out (transplant) seedlings

Carrot Sow seed

Celery Plant out (transplant) seedlings

Chilli peppers (also Hot peppers) Start in seed trays or plant out (transplant) seedlings

Chives (also Garden chives) Start in seed trays or plant out (transplant) seedlings or sow seed

Choko/Chayote (also Chayote squash, christophene, chouchou, mirliton) Plant tubers

Cucumber Start in seed trays or plant out (transplant) seedlings or sow seed

Eggplant (also Aubergine) Start in seed trays or plant out (transplant) seedlings or sow seed

French tarragon Plant out (transplant) seedlings

Ginger Plant root

Lemon Balm (also Sweet balm, ) Plant out (transplant) seedlings or sow seed

Lettuce Start in seed trays or plant out (transplant) seedlings or sow seed

Luffa (also Loofah, plant sponge) Start in seed trays or plant out (transplant) seedlings or sow seed

Marrow/ Zucchini Start in seed trays or plant out (transplant) seedlings or sow seed

Mint (also Garden mint) Plant out (transplant) seedlings or sow seed

Mustard greens (also gai choy) Start in seed trays or plant out (transplant) seedlings or sow seed

NZ Spinach (also Warrigal greens) Plant out (transplant) seedlings or sow seed

Okra (also Ladyfinger, gumbo) Start in seed trays or plant out (transplant) seedlings or sow seed

Oregano (also Pot Marjoram) Start in seed trays or plant out (transplant) seedlings or sow seed

Pumpkin Start in seed trays or plant out (transplant) seedlings or sow seed

Radish Sow seed

Rockmelon (also Canteloupe) Start in seed trays or plant out (transplant) seedlings or sow seed

Rosella (also Queensland Jam Plant, Roselle) Start in seed trays or plant out (transplant) seedlings or sow seed

Sage (also Common Sage) Plant out (transplant) seedlings or sow seed

Salsify (also Vegetable oyster) Sow seed

Silverbeet (also Swiss Chard or Mangold) Start in seed trays or plant out (transplant) seedlings or sow seed

Squash (also Crookneck, Pattypan, Summer squash) Start in seed trays or plant out (transplant) seedlings or sow seed

Sunflower Start in seed trays or plant out (transplant) seedlings or sow seed

Sweet corn (also corn,maize) Start in seed trays or plant out (transplant) seedlings or sow seed

Sweet Marjoram (also Knotted marjoram) Plant out (transplant) seedlings

Sweet Potato (also Kumara) Plant crowns

Taro (also Dasheen, cocoyam) Plant tubers

Thyme (also Common thyme) Plant out (transplant) seedlings

Tomatillo Start in seed trays or plant out (transplant) seedlings or sow seed

Tomato Start in seed trays or plant out (transplant) seedlings or sow seed

Turnip Sow seed

Watermelon Start in seed trays or plant out (transplant) seedlings or sow seed

Yam/Oca (also Oka) Plant tubers

Zucchini (also Courgette/Marrow, Summer squash) Start in seed trays or plant out (transplant) seedlings or sow seed

Planning for December