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Planting in December - Gardenate

Angelica Plant out (transplant) seedlings
Asparagus Plant out (transplant) seedlings or sow seed
Basil Sow seed
Beans - dwarf (also French beans, Bush beans) Sow seed
Broccoli Sow seed
Cabbage Start in seed trays or plant out (transplant) seedlings or sow seed
Cauliflower Plant out (transplant) seedlings or sow seed
Chilli peppers (also Hot peppers) Start in seed trays or plant out (transplant) seedlings
Choko/Chayote (also Chayote squash, christophene, chouchou, mirliton) Plant tubers
Coriander (also Cilantro, Chinese parsley) Start in seed trays or plant out (transplant) seedlings or sow seed
Cowpeas (also Black eye peas, Southern peas) Sow seed
Cucumber Sow seed
Mint (also Garden mint) Sow seed
NZ Spinach (also Warrigal greens) Plant out (transplant) seedlings
Okra (also Ladyfinger, gumbo) Sow seed
Onion Sow seed
Pumpkin Sow seed
Rosemary Plant out (transplant) seedlings
Sage (also Common Sage) Plant out (transplant) seedlings
Spinach (also English spinach) Sow seed
Squash (also Crookneck, Pattypan, Summer squash) Sow seed
Sunflower Start in seed trays or plant out (transplant) seedlings or sow seed
Sweet Potato (also Kumara) Plant crowns
Thyme (also Common thyme) Start in seed trays or plant out (transplant) seedlings
Tomato Plant out (transplant) seedlings
Watermelon Sow seed

Planning for January

Artichokes (Globe) Start undercover in seed trays and plant out in 4-6 weeks
Asparagus Plant out (transplant) seedlings
Basil Sow seed
Beans - dwarf (also French beans, Bush beans) Sow seed
Broccoli Start in seed trays or plant out (transplant) seedlings or sow seed
Brussels sprouts Sow seed
Cabbage Start in seed trays or plant out (transplant) seedlings or sow seed
Cardoon Start undercover in seed trays and plant out in 4-6 weeks
Carrot Sow seed
Cauliflower Plant out (transplant) seedlings or sow seed
Chilli peppers (also Hot peppers) Start in seed trays or plant out (transplant) seedlings
Choko/Chayote (also Chayote squash, christophene, chouchou, mirliton) Plant tubers
Coriander (also Cilantro, Chinese parsley) Start in seed trays or plant out (transplant) seedlings or sow seed
Kohlrabi Sow seed
Leeks Sow seed
Lettuce Sow seed
Mint (also Garden mint) Sow seed
Okra (also Ladyfinger, gumbo) Sow seed
Onion Start in seed trays or plant out (transplant) seedlings or sow seed
Parsnip Sow seed
Potato Plant seed potatoes
Rosemary Plant out (transplant) seedlings
Rutabaga (also Swedes) Sow seed
Sage (also Common Sage) Plant out (transplant) seedlings
Silverbeet (also Swiss Chard or Mangold) Sow seed
Spinach (also English spinach) Sow seed
Sunflower Start in seed trays or plant out (transplant) seedlings or sow seed
Sweet Potato (also Kumara) Plant crowns
Turnip Sow seed
Watermelon Sow seed

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Recent Comments

  • 26 Dec - Liz (Gardenate)
    Hi, Some plants, like capsicum, are rather delicate in the seedling stage. We suggest starting them in seed trays or pots, so that they can be in a sheltered spot until large enough to survive t...
    in Celery
  • 26 Dec - Jessica
    Hello, beginner to gardening here! Why do some of the vegetables not have the "plant in garden" option? E.g. capsicum. Does this mean you can't plant them in the garden?
    in Celery
  • 23 Dec - Lin Ying Mak
    All my mint (peppermint, mint) tend to get rust, is it unavoidable?
    in Mint
  • 22 Dec - Bernadette
    I try and plant anything at least once and if it grows, absolutely wonderful. If not, I tried.
    in Rhubarb
  • 21 Dec - Wendy Strathearn
    You can leave the bulb, and more will grow, however, each bulb will 'dilute', if you like, and as time goes on, bulbs will become woodier.
    in Florence Fennel
  • 19 Dec - Jon
    Re pollination ive also had success using a slim soft bristle artist paint brush to take pollen off the male flower and putting it into the female flowers, bees are also good lol but not always av...
    in Pumpkin
  • 18 Dec - Celeste Archer
    (FROM THE NET) Manganese and zinc deficiencies are the most common ONION problem that causes tops to prematurely bend over OR become disfigured....Tops falling over prior to the bulb reaching matu...
    in Onion

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