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Growing guides written for your Australia
Most growing advice on the internet was written for England or Ohio, and following it here is how you end up with bolted lettuce in October. These guides are not that. 100+ crops across seven Australian climate zones, each with real planting windows, real soil temperatures and the pests that actually turn up in your part of the country.
Pick your zone once and every guide opens on the advice for your climate.
Find your climate zone
Not sure which zone you are in? Check the description and pick the closest match to your town.
Tropical
Darwin, Cairns, Townsville, Broome, Katherine. Hot humid summers, no frost, wet/dry monsoon seasons.
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Subtropical
Brisbane, Gold Coast, Sunshine Coast, Coffs Harbour, Bundaberg, Dayboro. Mild winters, humid summers, rare frost.
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Warm temperate
Sydney, Perth, Adelaide, Newcastle, Toowoomba, Wollongong. Four seasons, light frost inland, hot dry summers.
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Cool temperate
Melbourne, Canberra, Hobart, Ballarat, Launceston, Bendigo. Cold frosty winters, defined seasons.
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Cold highland
Snowy Mountains, alpine Tasmania, high country Victoria. Heavy frost, short growing window, snow possible.
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Arid / Semi-arid
Alice Springs, Mildura, Kalgoorlie, Dubbo, Broken Hill. Extreme summer heat, drought, sandy soils.
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Mediterranean
Coastal Western Australia, parts of South Australia. Wet winters, dry summers, mild year-round.
Browse Mediterranean guides →What is in each guide
Every guide is built around the specific conditions of its zone, when to plant in the ground vs start in trays, what soil temperature you need, how to keep humidity diseases at bay, when the local fruit fly pressure peaks. The kind of detail you cannot get from a UK or US source, because they have different climates.
Every guide includes:
- Best planting months for your zone
- Soil temperature target
- Days to germinate, days to maturity
- Companion planting suggestions
- Pest watch list specific to the zone
- Harvesting and storage advice
- Suggested varieties bred for Australian conditions
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Reading about it is the easy half.
The other half is putting something in the ground this weekend. Let Buddy turn your zone into an actual starter plan, three quick questions, about a minute, no account needed.
Pick a guide, then add the crop to My Garden and Buddy tracks the watering and the harvest window for you.