Although technically February is the last month of summer, you will need to make a judgement call on what this means for your patch. You will need to take into consideration this years weather patterns and use experience gained from previous years. There is never a definitive answer which certainly keeps one on their toes! Jump to Seed List
Maybe some of your summer crops are having a little bit of a last hoorah, or your garden could still be in the thick of summer and you are thinking of sneaking in a tomato plant or pumpkin. Read the seed guide on how long your plant choice will take to mature and work out how many weeks of summer you think you have.
It’s also a good time to start thinking about preparing your garden for autumn planting. Preparing beds and plots now means that when autumn planting time rolls around, your garden will be ready and waiting. Removing spent plants, clearing areas of weeds, and topping up organic matter is an excellent February job. A nail rake, some good organic compost and lovely sustainable mulch is the perfect recipe for productive patches of the future.
On non-gardening days, why not head out to the shed, and construct a couple of shade cloth tents. They don’t have to elaborate, just a simple, moveable structure that you can pop over the top of some of the sun sensitive veggies for the ‘fry and burn’ days. Here is a link to a handy video on easy-to-make shade structures by Josh from Gardening Australia “Give Them Shelter”.
Seed List
Cool Mountain
- Vegetables: Beetroot, Broccoli, Burdock, Cabbage, Carrot, Cauliflower, Chicory, Chives, Endive, Fennel, Kale, Kohlrabi, Leeks, Lettuce, Mizuna, Mustard Spinach, Pak Choy, Radish, Rocket, Salsify, Silverbeet, Spring Onions, Squash, Turnip, Warrigal Greens, Zucchini
- Herbs: Basil, Bergamot, Borage, Chives, Comfrey, Coriander, Dandelion, Dill, Hyssop, Parsley, Salad Burnet, Tansy
- Flowers: Wall Flower
Arid
- Vegetables: Amaranth, Asparagus Pea, Beans, Beetroot, Broccoli, Brussels Sprouts, Cabbage, Capsicum, Carrot, Cauliflower, Cucumber, Endive, Kohlrabi, Leeks, Lettuce, Onion, Pumpkin, Radish, Rhubarb, Rockmelon, Rosella, Salsify, Silverbeet, Squash, Sunflower, Sweet Corn, Tomato, Turnip, Warrigal Greens, Watermelon, Zucchini
- Herbs: Basil, Burdock, Chives, Marjoram, Oregano, Parsley, Salad Burnet
- Flowers: Wall Flower
Temperate
- Vegetables: Amaranth, Beans, Beetroot, Broccoli, Brussels Sprouts, Cabbage, Carrot, Cauliflower, Chicory, Cucumber, Endive, Fennel, Kale, Kohlrabi, Leeks, Lettuce, Luffa, Mustard Spinach, Passionfruit, Radish, Salsify, Silverbeet, Spring Onions, Squash, Turnip, Warrigal Greens, Zucchini
- Herbs: Basil, Burdock, Calendula, Chives, Dill, Parsley, Perilla, Salad Burnet
- Flowers: Chrysanthemum, Marigolds, Wall Flower
Sub-Tropical
- Vegetables: Amaranth, Asparagus Pea, Beans, Beetroot, Broccoli, Cape Gooseberry, Capsicum, Carrot, Chilli, Cress, Cucumber, Eggplant, Endive, Fennel, Leeks, Lettuce, Mustard Spinach, Okra, Onion, Oregano, Pak Choy, Pumpkin, Radish, Rockmelon, Rosella, Salsify, Silverbeet, Spring Onions, Squash, Sunflower, Sweet Corn, Tomatillo, Tomato, Turnip, Watermelon, Zucchini
- Herbs: Basil, Burdock, Calendula, Chives, Dandelion, Marjoram, Oregano, Parsley, Perilla, Salad Burnet
- Flowers: Salvia, Zinnia
Tropical
- Vegetables: Beetroot, Mustard Spinach, Sweet Corn
- Herbs: Basil