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How to use this calendar
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This gardening calendar outlines major gardening tasks and what flowers
and vegetables to plant for each season. It is specifically written to
help gardeners in cool temperate, subtropical and tropical areas of
Queensland, but gardeners living elsewhere in similar climatic regions
may also find it useful. Simply decide on which of the climatic regions
outlined below best describes where you garden.
Climatic regions
Tropical
Northern tip of Queensland extending south to Rockhampton. Hot and humid
from December to March followed by a long dry season from April to November.
Subtropical
Coastal regions east of the dividing range south from Rockhampton to just
below Coffs Harbour. Dry relatively warm winters and wet, moderately hot
summers. Cool Temperate
Small area just inland from the coast including Toowoomba and Warwick and
inland parts of northern NSW. Winters are cold and frosty.
Summers are cooler than surrounding districts.
Now select the season
(above) that you are interested in and you will find a list of seasonal tasks and planting
lists for the climatic zone in which you garden. |
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It is easy to be
inspired by the colour and perfume of annuals and bulbs in flower in temperate and subtropical regions during spring. Even as the build up to the
wet season begins, flower and vegetable gardens in the tropics continue to
soldier on. Visit your local nursery to check out new release plants and the
latest gardening trends.
Seasonal Tasks
Fertilise
bulbs, pawpaws, citrus and roses and water well.
Protect seedlings
from snails and slugs with non-toxic, iron based baits.
Prune
hibiscus now and azaleas, poinsettias and snowflake bush after flowering.
Repot and fertilize indoor plants.
Control
azalea
lace bug, aphids, scale, leaf miner and bronze orange bugs.
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September |
In Bloom |
Flowers to Plant |
Vegetables to Plant |
Deciduous trees, azaleas,
cymbidium orchids, hippeastrum, bombax tree, & Marguerite daisy


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All Zones alyssum,
begonia, cosmos, marigold & petunia
Tropical - amaranthus, celosia, gomphrena, phlox, portulaca, salvia, sunflower, torenia
& zinnia
Subtropical
& Cool Temperate - aster,
amaranthus, celosia, cleome, gomphrena, phlox,
portulaca, salvia, sunflower, torenia & zinnia

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All
Zones carrot, choko, cucumber, eggplant, French beans, lettuce,
radish, spring onion, squash & tomato
Tropical
- capsicum, kohl rabi, okra, pumpkin, rockmelon, rosella, sweet potato,
tomato, watermelon & zucchini
Subtropical
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beetroot, capsicum, kohl rabi, okra, pumpkin, rockmelon, rosella, silver
beet, sweet corn, sweet potato, watermelon & zucchini
Cool
Temperate beetroot, broccoli, cabbage, silver beet & sweet corn

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October |
In Bloom |
Flowers to Plant |
Vegetables to Plant |
Callistemon, jacaranda, tree waratah (Alloxylon) May bush, native
frangipani (Hymenosporum) & star jasmine



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All
Zones alyssum, amaranthus, begonia, cosmos, marigold, petunia,
portulaca, salvia, torenia & zinnia
Tropical
gomphrena & phlox
Subtropical
& Cool Temperate
as for Tropics plus aster, celosia, cleome & sunflower

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All
Zones capsicum, choko, cucumber, eggplant, French beans, lettuce, okra,
pumpkin, radish, spring onion, tomato & zucchini
Tropical
- rockmelon, rosella, squash, sweet potato & watermelon
Subtropical
as for tropical plus sweet corn
Cool
Temperate beetroot, broccoli, cabbage, carrot, celery, onion,
parsnip, potato, silver beet, squash & sweet corn

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November |
In Bloom |
Flowers to Plant |
Vegetables to Plant |
Gardenia, November lily,
port wine magnolia, poinciana, NZ Christmas tree


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All Zones alyssum, amaranthus, celosia, cosmos, marigold, petunia, portulaca, salvia & zinnia
Subtropical
& Cool Temperate
begonia, gomphrena, sunflower, torenia &
verbena

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All Zones capsicum, choko, cucumber, eggplant, lettuce, squash, sweet corn, sweet potato, radish,
snake beans, tomato, zucchini
Tropical
- okra, pumpkin, rockmelon, rosella, & watermelon
Subtropical - okra, pumpkin, rockmelon, rosella, spring onion, & watermelon
Cool
Temperate beetroot, broccoli, cabbage, carrot, cauliflower, onion, parsnip
& potato
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