Month guide
What to plant in December
Australia is five different gardens. Here is what can go in during December in each climate, worked out from the real monthly climate zones of 30 towns and the season. Pick your town for the full list.
Cool climates
Cool: frosts in winter, short warm season (Tasmania, the high country).
- Carrot
- Dwarf Green Bean
- Lettuce
- Potato
- Tomato
- Zucchini
- Beetroot
- Broccoli
- Cabbage
- Capsicum
- Chilli
- Cucumber
- Kale
- Onion
- Pumpkin
- Radish
- Rocket
- Silverbeet
- Sweetcorn
- Bok Choy
- Brussels Sprouts
- Cauliflower
- Celery
- Climbing Bean
- Kohlrabi
- Leek
- Parsnip
- Rockmelon
- Spring Onion
- Squash
- Turnip
- Amaranth
- Bitter melon
- Broccolini
- Cape Gooseberry
- Celeriac
- Celtuce
- Chicory
- Collard greens
- Daikon
- Edamame
- Endive
- Florence Fennel
- Globe artichoke
- Honeydew melon
- Horseradish
- Jerusalem Artichoke
- Komatsuna
- Luffa
- Malabar spinach
- Mizuna
- Peanut
- Radicchio
- Salsify
- Shelling bean
- Swede
- Tatsoi
- Tomatillo
- Wombok
December in: Canberra · Hobart · Toowoomba · Ballarat · Launceston · Blue Mountains
Temperate climates
Temperate: four seasons, mild to hot summers (the southern capitals, Perth and Sydney).
- Carrot
- Dwarf Green Bean
- Lettuce
- Tomato
- Zucchini
- Beetroot
- Broccoli
- Cabbage
- Capsicum
- Chilli
- Cucumber
- Kale
- Pumpkin
- Radish
- Rocket
- Silverbeet
- Sweetcorn
- Cauliflower
- Celery
- Climbing Bean
- Eggplant
- Kohlrabi
- Leek
- Parsnip
- Passionfruit
- Rockmelon
- Spring Onion
- Squash
- Sweet Potato
- Turnip
- Watermelon
- Amaranth
- Banana
- Bitter melon
- Broccolini
- Cape Gooseberry
- Celeriac
- Celtuce
- Chicory
- Collard greens
- Dragon fruit
- Edamame
- Endive
- Florence Fennel
- Globe artichoke
- Guava
- Honeydew melon
- Horseradish
- Jerusalem Artichoke
- Luffa
- Macadamia
- Malabar spinach
- Okra
- Peanut
- Radicchio
- Salsify
- Shelling bean
- Tomatillo
- Wombok
December in: Sydney · Melbourne · Perth · Adelaide · Newcastle · Central Coast · Geelong · Wollongong · Mandurah · Bendigo · Bunbury
Subtropical climates
Subtropical: warm and humid, little or no frost (south-east Queensland, the north coast).
- Carrot
- Dwarf Green Bean
- Lettuce
- Zucchini
- Beetroot
- Capsicum
- Chilli
- Cucumber
- Pumpkin
- Radish
- Silverbeet
- Sweetcorn
- Climbing Bean
- Eggplant
- Mango
- Passionfruit
- Rockmelon
- Squash
- Sweet Potato
- Turnip
- Watermelon
- Amaranth
- Banana
- Bitter melon
- Cape Gooseberry
- Celtuce
- Custard apple
- Dragon fruit
- Edamame
- Globe artichoke
- Guava
- Honeydew melon
- Luffa
- Lychee
- Macadamia
- Malabar spinach
- Mustard greens
- Okra
- Papaya
- Peanut
- Pineapple
- Salsify
- Shelling bean
- Tomatillo
December in: Brisbane · Gold Coast · Sunshine Coast · Rockhampton · Coffs Harbour · Bundaberg · Port Macquarie
Tropical climates
Tropical: hot all year, a wet and a dry season (Darwin, Cairns, Townsville).
- Carrot
- Dwarf Green Bean
- Lettuce
- Zucchini
- Beetroot
- Capsicum
- Chilli
- Cucumber
- Pumpkin
- Radish
- Silverbeet
- Sweetcorn
- Avocado
- Climbing Bean
- Eggplant
- Mango
- Passionfruit
- Rockmelon
- Squash
- Sweet Potato
- Turnip
- Watermelon
- Amaranth
- Banana
- Bitter melon
- Cape Gooseberry
- Celtuce
- Custard apple
- Dragon fruit
- Edamame
- Globe artichoke
- Guava
- Honeydew melon
- Luffa
- Lychee
- Macadamia
- Malabar spinach
- Mustard greens
- Okra
- Papaya
- Peanut
- Pineapple
- Salsify
- Shelling bean
- Tomatillo
December in: Townsville · Cairns · Darwin · Mackay
Arid climates
Arid: hot dry summers, cold nights in winter (Alice Springs, the Murray mallee).
- Carrot
- Dwarf Green Bean
- Lettuce
- Tomato
- Zucchini
- Beetroot
- Broccoli
- Cabbage
- Capsicum
- Chilli
- Cucumber
- Kale
- Pumpkin
- Radish
- Rocket
- Silverbeet
- Sweetcorn
- Cauliflower
- Celery
- Climbing Bean
- Eggplant
- Kohlrabi
- Leek
- Parsnip
- Passionfruit
- Rockmelon
- Spring Onion
- Squash
- Sweet Potato
- Turnip
- Watermelon
- Amaranth
- Banana
- Bitter melon
- Broccolini
- Cape Gooseberry
- Celeriac
- Celtuce
- Chicory
- Collard greens
- Dragon fruit
- Edamame
- Endive
- Florence Fennel
- Globe artichoke
- Guava
- Honeydew melon
- Horseradish
- Jerusalem Artichoke
- Luffa
- Macadamia
- Malabar spinach
- Okra
- Peanut
- Radicchio
- Salsify
- Shelling bean
- Tomatillo
- Wombok
December in: Alice Springs · Mildura
Elsewhere in the world
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