Planting Calendar SE Queensland

This gardening calendar outlines major gardening tasks and what flowers and vegetables to plant for each season.

Winter
Slowed growth during winter provides an opportunity to tackle major landscaping projects like making new garden beds, paving, constructing pergolas or building retaining walls. Frost plagues inland gardeners, but elsewhere attention should be paid to making optimum use of scarce water resources.
Seasonal Tasks

Plant roses, deciduous trees, shrubs and frangipani cuttings. Prune roses, deciduous plants and swollen gall wasp stems on citrus. Relocate poorly positioned trees and shrubs to new areas. Control carrot-like bindii weed in lawns to avoid painful burrs during summer. Fertilise citrus, passionfruit, native plants and emerging bulbs, then water well.

June
In Bloom
Camellia, colvillea, grevillea, ipomoea vine, poinsettia & tabebuia
Flowers to Plant
Alyssum, petunia, marigold, calendula, cornflower, dianthus, kale, lobelia, nemesia, pansy, phlox, statice, strawflower & viola
Vegetables to Plant
Carrot, cauliflower, kohl rabi, lettuce, radish, spring onion & turnip, beetroot, broad beans, broccoli, cabbage, capsicum, celery, endive, French beans, garlic, leeks, onions, parsnip, peas, potatoes, silver beet, spinach, swede, sweet potato & tomato.

July
In Bloom
Wattle, shower orchid (Congea) dombeya, coral tree (Erythrina), orange trumpet vine (Pyrostegia)
Flowers to Plant
Alyssum, marigold & petunia, amaranthus, cosmos, gomphrena, phlox, portulaca, salvia, sunflower, torenia and zinnias.
Vegetables to Plant
Carrot, kohl rabi, lettuce, radish, spring onion & turnip, beetroot, broccoli, cabbage, capsicum, celery, endive, French bean, garlic, leeks, peas, potatoes, silver beet, swede, sweet potato & tomato.

August
In Bloom
Azalea, Geraldton wax, jasmine, magnolia & tabebuia
Flowers to Plant
Alyssum, marigold, petunia, amaranthus, begonia, celosia, cosmos, gomphrena, salvia, sunflower & zinnia
Vegetables to Plant
Kohl rabi, lettuce & radish, beetroot, carrot, capsicum, celery, cucumber, eggplant, French beans, okra, potatoes, pumpkin, silver beet, spring onion, squash, sweet potato, tomato & zucchini
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Spring
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.

September
In Bloom
Deciduous trees, azaleas, cymbidium orchids, hippeastrum, bombax tree, & Marguerite daisy.
Flowers to Plant
Alyssum, begonia, cosmos, marigold & petunia, subtropical aster, amaranthus, celosia, cleome, gomphrena, phlox, portulaca, salvia, sunflower, torenia & zinnia.
Vegetables to Plant
Carrot, choko, cucumber, eggplant, French beans, lettuce, radish, spring onion, squash & tomato, beetroot, capsicum, kohl rabi, okra, pumpkin, rockmelon, rosella, silver beet, sweet corn, sweet potato, watermelon & zucchini

October
In Bloom
Callistemon, jacaranda, tree waratah (Alloxylon) May bush, native frangipani (Hymenosporum) & star jasmine.
Flowers to Plant
Alyssum, amaranthus, begonia, cosmos, marigold, petunia, portulaca, salvia, torenia & zinnia, celosia, cleome & sunflower.
Vegetables to Plant
Capsicum, choko, cucumber, eggplant, French beans, lettuce, okra, pumpkin, radish, spring onion, tomato & zucchini, sweet corn.

November
In Bloom
Gardenia, November lily, port wine magnolia, poinciana, NZ Christmas tree
Flowers to Plant
Alyssum, amaranthus, celosia, cosmos, marigold, petunia, portulaca, salvia & zinnia, begonia, gomphrena, sunflower, torenia & verbena.
Vegetables to Plant
Capsicum, choko, cucumber, eggplant, lettuce, squash, sweet corn, sweet potato, radish, snake beans, tomato, zucchini, okra, pumpkin, rockmelon, rosella, spring onion, & watermelon
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Summer
Plants grow like triffids so expect to spend more time trimming, weeding and mowing. Heat, humidity, seasonal festivities and holidays can make it difficult to keep on top of things in this season of hectic growth.

Seasonal Tasks
Prune poinsettias, azaleas, camellias, gardenias and trim dead heads from roses.Look for dead patches in lawns caused by lawn grubs.Prune fruit trees in the tropics in preparation for the wet season.Fertilise the entire garden with an organically based fertiliser.Watch out for caterpillars on citrus, impatiens and white cedar.

December
In Bloom
Brunfelsia, jacaranda, lilly pilly, racehorse tree (Schizolobium) & sandpaper vine (Petrea)
Flowers to Plant
Alyssum, cosmos, marigold, petunia, portulaca, salvia & zinnia, begonia, celosia, gomphrena, sunflower & torenia.
Vegetables to Plant
Capsicum, cucumber, eggplant, lettuce, radish, snake bean, sweet potato, tomato & zucchini, choko, okra, pumpkin, rockmelon, rosella, sweet corn & watermelon.

January
In Bloom
Allamanda, buckinghamia, frangipani, Rangoon creeper (Quisqualis) & summer crocus
Flowers to Plant
Alyssum, celosia, cosmos, marigold, petunia, portulaca, salvia & zinnia, begonia, gomphrena, sunflower & torenia
Vegetables to Plant
Capsicum, cucumber, lettuce, radish, tomato & zucchini, choko, eggplant, rockmelon, snake bean, sweet corn, sweet potato & watermelon.

February
In Bloom
Bird of paradise, crepe myrtle, daylily, hibiscus & mussaenda.
Flowers to Plantalyssum, celosia, cosmos, marigold, petunia, portulaca, salvia & zinnia, begonia, celosia, gomphrena, sunflower & torenia
Vegetables to Plant
Capsicum, cucumber, eggplant, lettuce, radish, sweet corn & zucchini
choko, pumpkin, snake beans, squash, sweet potato & tomato.
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Autumn
Cooler temperatures and lower humidity make gardening more pleasant. Just as well - it is a busy season, ideal for establishing new plants and bringing excessive growth under control. Leaves and prunings make great compost.

Seasonal Tasks
Fertilise roses, fruit trees and lawns.
Plant sweet peas, strawberry runners, seedlings, bulbs, trees and shrubs.
Trim plants that have become too rampant over summer.
Raise the cutting height of your mower in preparation for winter.
Lift, divide, propagate and replant herbaceous perennials.

March
In Bloom
Leopard tree, oleander, ixora, pentas & tibouchina.
Flowers to Plant
Alyssum, marigolds & petunia, candytuft, cineraria, clarkia, cornflower, nemesia, pansy, phlox, statice, stock & viola
Vegetables to Plant
Carrot, cauliflower, French beans, leeks, lettuce, silver beet, spring onion & radish, capsicum, cucumber, eggplant, potatoes, sweet corn, sweet potato & tomato

April
In Bloom
Camellia, abutilon, gordonia, golden rain tree (Koelreuteria) & barleria.
Flowers to Plant
Alyssum, marigold & petunia, calendula, candytuft, cineraria, clarkia, cornflower, dianthus, English daisy, hollyhock, kale, larkspur, lobelia, nemesia, pansy, phlox, poppy, primula, snapdragon, statice, stock, strawflower, sweet pea, sweet William & viola.
Vegetables to Plant
Beetroot, broccoli, cabbage, carrot, cauliflower, celery, lettuce, radish & spring onion, brussels sprout, capsicum, endive, French beans, garlic, kohl rabi, leeks, onions, potatoes, silver beet, spinach, sweet potato & tomato

May
In Bloom
Barklya, Queensland umbrella, native sarsaparilla (Hardenbergia), snow flake bush, tree daisy (Montanoea)
Flowers to Plant
Alyssum, marigold & petunia, calendula, candytuft, cineraria, clarkia, cornflower, dianthus, English daisy, hollyhock, kale, larkspur, lobelia, nemesia, pansy, phlox, poppy, primula, snapdragon, statice, stock, strawflower, sweet pea, sweet William & viola.
Vegetables to Plant
Broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, carrot, kohl rabi, lettuce, radish, silver beet, spring onion & turnip, beetroot, broad beans, Brussels sprout, capsicum, celery, chicory, endive, French beans, garlic, leeks, onions, parsnip, peas, potatoes, spinach, swede, sweet potato& tomato