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Planting in USA - Zone 7b regions

Planting in August - Gardenate

Beans - climbing (also Pole beans, Runner beans, Scarlet Runners) Sow seed
Beetroot (also Beets) Sow seed
Broccoli Sow seed
Cabbage Sow seed
Carrot Sow seed
Cauliflower Sow seed
Chinese cabbage (also Wong bok, wong nga pak, napa cabbage) Plant out (transplant) seedlings or sow seed
Chives (also Garden chives) Start undercover in seed trays and plant out in 4-6 weeks
Collards (also Collard greens, Borekale) Sow seed
Cucumber Sow seed
Kale (also Borecole) Sow seed
Leeks Sow seed
Lettuce Start undercover in seed trays and plant out in 4-6 weeks
Mustard greens (also gai choy) Plant out (transplant) seedlings or sow seed
Pak Choy (also Pak choi) Sow seed
Rocket (also Arugula/Rucola) Sow seed
Rutabaga (also Swedes) Sow seed
Squash (also Crookneck, Pattypan, Summer squash) Sow seed
Turnip Sow seed

Planning for September

Beans - broad beans, fava beans (also Fava bean) Sow seed
Beetroot (also Beets) Sow seed
Cabbage Sow seed
Carrot Sow seed
Cauliflower Sow seed
Celeriac Sow seed
Chives (also Garden chives) Sow seed
Collards (also Collard greens, Borekale) Sow seed
Garlic Plant cloves
Kohlrabi Sow seed
Leeks Sow seed
Lettuce Plant out (transplant) seedlings or sow seed
Mustard greens (also gai choy) Plant out (transplant) seedlings or sow seed
Onion Sow seed
Pak Choy (also Pak choi) Sow seed
Radish Sow seed
Rocket (also Arugula/Rucola) Sow seed
Rutabaga (also Swedes) Sow seed
Spinach (also English spinach) Sow seed
Spring onions (also Scallions, Bunching onions, Welsh onion) Sow seed
Turnip Sow seed

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Recent Comments

  • 21 Aug -
    Wait until this present cold weather passes and we have warmer nights. With spring only a week or two away temps should start to rise a bit, then try again. Lettuce need light to germinate. Keep s...
    in Lettuce
  • 20 Aug - Brian GRIBBEN
    Where can I acquire some tubers to grow I live in Auckland?
    in Jerusalem Artichokes
  • 20 Aug - El Perro Loco
    Garlic - Brisbane - Sub-tropical. Due to circumstances I planted garlic very late April. 60 cloves and a brilliant strike. Now - I have a sparse scattering of remaining plants. The majority go...
    in Garlic
  • 20 Aug - Graham
    Hi I'm totally new to any kind of growing and am currently experimenting with a hydroponic setup But having trouble getting lettuce seeds started. Had no problems with previous 3 attempts but t...
    in Lettuce
  • 20 Aug -
    Sounds like damn good rich soil to me.
    in Parsley
  • 20 Aug - Marie B
    Epsom salt is magnesium sulfate and doesn’t address the lack of calcium. For this coming spring you can buy calcium at Bunnings or your nursery but if you add finely crushed eggshells in your s...
    in Tomato
  • 19 Aug - Margaret
    I always have parsley growing in my garden which self seeds and tends to pop up in unexpected areas around my garden. This year a parsley plant popped up in a perennial flower bed which has gone o...
    in Parsley

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USA - Zone 2a,   USA - Zone 2b,   USA - Zone 3a,   USA - Zone 3b,   USA - Zone 4a,   USA - Zone 4b,   USA - Zone 5a,   USA - Zone 5b,   USA - Zone 6a,   USA - Zone 6b,   USA - Zone 7a,   USA - Zone 7b,   USA - Zone 8b,   USA - Zone 8a,   USA - Zone 9a,   USA - Zone 9b,   USA - Zone 10a,   USA - Zone 10b,   USA - Zone 11a,   USA - Zone 11b,   USA - Zone 12a,   USA - Zone 12b,   USA - Zone 13a,   USA - Zone 13b  

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