There’s something magic about this season. The mornings are cooler, the soil’s still warm, and those stubborn tomato plants are finally starting to surrender to the inevitable. Autumn is rolling in, boots and all, and if you listen close, your garden’s whispering: “It’s time to get busy.”
If you are unsure of your zone, check out the Climate Zone post.
Cool Mountain
- Vegetables: Beetroot, Broad Beans, Broccoli, Bunching Onion, Cabbage, Carrot, Cauliflower, Chicory, Endive, Fennel, Kale, Kohlrabi, Lettuce, Mizuna, Mustard Spinach, Pak Choy, Radish, Rocket, Salsify, Silverbeet, Spinach, Spring Onions, Strawberry, Turnip
- Herbs: Calendula, Chives, Coriander, Dandelion, Dill, Marshmallow, Parsley, Salad Burnet, Valerian
- Flowers: Marigold, Wall Flower
Arid
- Vegetables: Amaranth, Asparagus Pea, Beans, Beetroot, Broccoli, Brussels sprouts, Burdock, Cabbage, Carrot, Cauliflower, Endive, Fennel, Kale, Kohlrabi, Leeks, Lettuce, Mustard Spinach, Pak Choy, Peas, Radish, Rocket, Salsify, Silverbeet, Turnip, Watermelon, Zucchini
- Herbs: Chives, Marjoram, Oregano, Parsley, Salad Burnet, Tansy
- Flowers: Chrysanthemum, Marigold, Veronica, Wall Flower
Temperate
- Vegetables: Amaranth, Beetroot, Broad Beans, Broccoli, Bunching Onion, Cabbage, Carrot, Cauliflower, Chicory, Endive, Fennel, Kale, Kohlrabi, Leeks, Lettuce, Mizuna, Mustard Spinach, Pak Choy, Peas, Radish, Rocket, Salsify, Shallots, Silverbeet, Spinach, Spring Onions, Turnip, Warrigal Greens
- Herbs: Agrimonia, Bergamot, Borage, Burdock, Calendula, Catnip, Chamomile, Chives, Comfrey, Coriander, Dill, Echinacea, Heartsease, Hyssop, Larkspur, Lemon Balm, Lovage, Marshmallow, Mint, Mugwort, Nettle, Parsley, Perilla, Salad Burnet, Sorrel, Tansy, Valerian, Wormwood, Yarrow
- Flowers: Ageratum, Alyssum, Carnation, Celosia, Cornflower, Cosmos, Dianthus, Gaillardia, Gypsophila, Lavender, Livingston Daisy, Marigold, Nasturtium, Native Iris, Nigella, Poppy, Queen Anne’s Lace, Rudbeckia, Stock, Swan River Daisy, Veronica, Wall Flower, Wild Pansy
Sub-Tropical
- Vegetables: Amaranth, Asparagus Pea, Beans, Beetroot, Broad Beans, Broccoli, Bunching Onion, Cabbage, Cape Gooseberry, Carrot, Cauliflower, Celeriac, Celery, Chicory, Chilli, Cress, Cucumber, Endive, Fennel, Kale, Kohlrabi, Leeks, Lettuce, Mizuna, Mustard Spinach, Pak Choy, Passionfruit, Peas, Pumpkin, Radish, Rocket, Rosella, Salsify, Silverbeet, Spring Onions, Turnip, Zucchini
- Herbs: Basil, Burdock, Catnip, Chives, Coriander, Dill, Lemon Balm, Lovage, Marjoram, Mint, Oregano, Parsley, Salad Burnet, Sorrel, Yarrow
- Flowers: Alyssum, Chrysanthemum, Marigold, Salvia, Veronica, Wall Flower
Tropical
- Vegetables: Asparagus Pea, Beetroot, Cape Gooseberry, Chicory, Cucumber, Endive, Fennel, Kohlrabi, Lettuce, Luffa, Mustard Spinach, Okra, Peas, Pumpkin, Rock Melon, Shallots, Silverbeet, Squash, Watermelon, Zucchini
- Herbs: Basil, Chives, Parsley