🌱 The cold bite of winter is finally easing, and those first warmer spring days are starting to make the garden feel inviting again. With fresh growth appearing and the daylight stretching out, it’s a lovely time to get back outside, dig into the soil, and start thinking about what you’d like to grow. 🌿☀️

Of course, the big question is always what to plant first. 🤔 That’s exactly where our September planting guide comes in. 🌼

Some parts of the country may still be hanging on to cooler weather, but you can still get your summer favourites off to an early start. Find a warm spot, such as a sunny windowsill or a sheltered nook, and begin sowing the seeds that really appreciate a little extra heat. 🌱 Capsicum, tomato, chilli and cucumber seeds are all good candidates. 🌶️🍅🥒 Starting them now gives you strong young seedlings ready to take off once the soil outside begins to warm.

🌸 Spring is really about setting the garden up for the months ahead. The seeds you nurture now will become the fresh salads, hearty meals and colourful harvests that make summer gardening so rewarding. 🥗🌻🧺

If you are not sure of your climate zone, check out the climate zone map

🏔️Cool Mountain

Vegetables: Artichokes, Asparagus, Beetroot, Broccoli, Cabbage, Cape Gooseberry, Capsicum, Carrot, Cauliflower, Celeriac, Celery, Chilli, Eggplant, Endive, Fennel, Kale, Kohlrabi, Leeks, Lettuce, Luffa, Onion, Peas, Pumpkin, Radish, Rocket, Salsify, Silverbeet, Spinach, Spring Onions, Squash, Strawberries, Sunflower, Sweet Corn, Turnip, Watermelon, Zucchini
Herbs: Calendula, Chamomile, Chives, Coriander, Dandelion, Dill, Feverfew, Lemon Balm, Lovage, Marjoram, Marshmallow, Mint, Parsley, Perilla, Salad Burnet, Savory, Sorrel, Thyme, Yarrow
Flowers: Ageratum, Alyssum, Chrysanthemum, Dahlia, Everlastings, Globe Amaranth, Honesty, Marigold, Mexican Hat, Salvia, Snap Dragon, Sweetpeas, Tansy, Veronica, Zinnia

🏜️Arid

Vegetables: Amaranth, Artichokes, Asparagus Pea, Beans, Beetroot, Cape Gooseberry, Capsicum, Carrot, Celeriac, Chilli, Cucumber, Leeks, Lettuce, Luffa, Mizuna, Okra, Pak Choy, Pumpkin, Radish, Rhubarb, Rocket, Rockmelon, Rosella, Salsify, Silverbeet, Spring Onions, Squash, Sunflower, Sweet Corn, Tomatillo, Tomato, Warrigal Greens, Watermelon, Zucchini
Herbs: Agrimonia, Angelica, Basil, Bergamot, Borage, Burdock, Calendula, Chamomile, Chives, Comfrey, Coriander, Echinacea, Feverfew, Heartsease, Hyssop, Oregano, Perilla, Marjoram, Marshmallow, Mugwort, Nettle, Salad Burnet, Valerian, Wormwood
Flowers: Ageratum, Aster, Carnation, Celosia, Cornflower, Cosmos, Dahlia, Dianthus, Everlastings, Gaillardia, Gypsophilia, Honesty, Larkspur, Lavender, Livingstone Daisy, Marigold, Mexican Hat, Nasturtium, Native Iris, Nigella, Pansy, Poppy, Queen Anne’s Lace, Rudbeckia, Salvia, Snap Dragon, Stock, Swan River Daisy, Tansy, Veronica, Zinnia

🌿Temperate

Vegetables: Amaranth, Artichokes, Asparagus, Asparagus Pea, Beans, Beetroot, Broccoli, Cabbage, Cape Gooseberry, Capsicum, Carrot, Cauliflower, Celeriac, Celery, Chilli, Cucumber, Eggplant, Endive, Kale, Kohlrabi, Leek, Lettuce, Luffa, Onion, Peas, Pumpkin, Radish, Rhubarb, Rocket, Rockmelon, Salsify, Silverbeet, Spinach, Spring Onion, Squash, Sunflower, Sweet Corn, Tomatillo, Tomato, Turnip, Warrigal Greens, Watermelon, Zucchini
Herbs: Agrimonia, Angelica, Basil, Bergamot, Borage, Burdock, Calendula, Celosia, Chamomile, Chives, Comfrey, Coriander, Dandelion, Dill, Echinacea, Feverfew, Gaillardia, Heartsease, Hyssop, Lemon Balm, Lovage, Marjoram, Marshmallow, Mint, Mugwort, Nettle, Oregano, Parsley, Perilla, Sage, Salad Burnet, Savory, Sorrel, Thyme, Valerian, Wormwood, Yarrow
Flowers: Ageratum, Alyssum, Aster, Carnation, Chrysanthemum, Cornflower, Cosmos, Dahlia, Dianthus, Everlastings, Globe Amaranth, Gypsophilia, Honesty, Larkspur, Lavender, Livingstone Daisy, Marigold, Mexican Hat, Nasturtium, Native Iris, Nigella, Pansy, Poppy, Queen Anne’s Lace, Rudbeckia, Salvia, Snap Dragon, Stock, Swan River Daisy, Sweetpeas, Tansy, Veronica, Zinnia

☀️Sub Tropical

Vegetables: Amaranth, Artichokes, Asparagus, Asparagus Pea, Cape Gooseberry, Capsicum, Carrot, Celeriac, Celery, Chilli, Chinese Cabbage, Cucumber, Eggplant, Fennel, Leeks, Lettuce, Luffa, Mustard Spinach, Okra, Pumpkin, Radish, Rhubarb, Rocket, Rockmelon, Rosella, Salsify, Silverbeet, Spring Onions, Squash, Sunflower, Sweet Corn, Tomatillo, Tomato, Turnip, Watermelon, Zucchini
Herbs: Agrimonia, Angelica, Basil, Bergamot, Borage, Calendula, Celosia, Chamomile, Chives, Comfrey, Coriander, Dandelion, Dill, Echinacea, Feverfew, Gaillardia, Heartsease, Honesty, Hyssop, Lemon Balm, Lovage, Marjoram, Marshmallow, Mint, Mugwort, Nettle, Oregano, Perilla, Sage, Salad Burnet, Savory, Sorrel, Thyme, Valerian, Wormwood, Yarrow
Flowers: Ageratum, Alyssum, Aster, Carnation, Chrysanthemum, Cornflower, Cosmos, Dahlia, Dianthus, Everlastings, Globe Amaranth, Gypsophilia, Larkspur, Lavender, Livingstone Daisy, Nasturtium, Native Iris, Nigella, Marigold, Mexican Hat, Pansy, Poppy, Queen Anne’s Lace, Rudbeckia, Salvia, Snap Dragon, Stock, Swan River Daisy, Tansy, Veronica, Zinnia

🌴Tropical