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Cape Town, Western Cape

What to plant in December in Cape Town

December in Cape Town averages 20°C, and 59 vegetables and fruit can go in this month. Here they are, best fit for the season first.

  1. LettucePlant now · 4 wksBest match
  2. CarrotPlant now · 9 wks
  3. Dwarf Green BeanPlant now · 7 wksEasiest
  4. KalePlant now · 7 wks
  5. RadishPlant now · 3 wksFastest
  6. SilverbeetPlant now · 8 wks
  7. BeetrootPlant now · 7 wks
  8. BroccoliPlant now · 6 wks
  9. CabbagePlant now · 9 wks
  10. TomatoPlant now · 8 wks
  11. ZucchiniPlant now · 6 wks
  12. CucumberPlant now · 7 wks
  13. LeekPlant now · 13 wks
  14. Spring OnionPlant now · 7 wks
  15. CauliflowerPlant now · 10 wks
  16. Climbing BeanPlant now · 9 wks
  17. TurnipPlant now · 5 wks
  18. BroccoliniPlant now · 8 wks
  19. Collard greensPlant now · 8 wks
  20. Florence FennelPlant now · 9 wks
  21. SweetcornPlant now · 10 wks
  22. KohlrabiPlant now · 6 wks
  23. CeleryPlant now · 9 wks
  24. PassionfruitLast chance · 1st crop next yearLast chance
  25. RockmelonLast chance · 9 wksLast chance
  26. SquashPlant now · 7 wks
  27. Sweet PotatoLast chance · 14 wksLast chance
  28. AmaranthPlant now · 6 wks
  29. Bitter melonPlant now · 9 wks
  30. CeltucePlant now · 10 wks
  31. HorseradishPlant now · 1st crop next year
  32. LuffaPlant now · 16 wks
  33. Malabar spinachPlant now · 8 wks
  34. EdamamePlant now · 10 wks
  35. PeanutPlant now · 14 wks
  36. Shelling beanPlant now · 10 wks
  37. EndivePlant now · 9 wks
  38. SalsifyPlant now · 17 wks
  39. ChicoryPlant now · 9 wks
  40. RadicchioPlant now · 10 wks
  41. WombokPlant now · 5 wks
  42. Globe artichokePlant now · 1st crop next year
  43. OkraLast chance · 8 wksLast chance
  44. TomatilloPlant now · 11 wks
  45. BananaLast chance · 1st crop ~2 yrsLast chance
  46. Honeydew melonLast chance · 13 wksLast chance
  47. CapsicumLast chance · 9 wksLast chance
  48. ChilliLast chance · 9 wksLast chance
  49. PumpkinLast chance · 11 wksLast chance
  50. CeleriacPlant now · 21 wks
  51. Dragon fruitLast chance · 1st crop ~2 yrsLast chance
  52. GuavaLast chance · 1st crop ~2 yrsLast chance
  53. MacadamiaLast chance · 1st crop ~5 yrsLast chance
  54. EggplantLast chance · 9 wksLast chance
  55. WatermelonLast chance · 9 wksLast chance
  56. Cape GooseberryPlant now · 10 wks
  57. Jerusalem ArtichokeLast chance · 21 wksLast chance
  58. RocketLast chance · 4 wksLast chance
  59. ParsnipLast chance · 16 wksLast chance

Coming up in January

These start to go in next month in Cape Town.

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