Subtropical Gardener

The Australian almanac

Planting Calendar

A month-by-month guide for the Australian subtropical garden, aligned to Southern Hemisphere seasons — Summer (Dec–Feb), Autumn (Mar–May), Winter (Jun–Aug), Spring (Sep–Nov).

August — Winter in Australia

To plant

0

Sow or transplant in August (Winter)

  • Nothing scheduled this month.

To harvest

0

Ripe in August (Winter)

  • Nothing scheduled this month.

Garden tasks

August · Winter

Jobs worth doing this month in an Australian subtropical plot.

  1. 01

    Plant broccoli, carrots, cos lettuce, onions and potatoes while cool-season conditions hold.

  2. 02

    Sow salad greens and herbs — parsley, chives, oregano, sage and thyme.

  3. 03

    Raise tomato, capsicum and chilli seedlings under cover only; do not plant warm-season crops outdoors this month.

  4. 04

    Prepare beds with compost and aged manure, and put up trellises before the September warm-season planting.