Month guide
What to plant in May
Australia is five different gardens. Here is what can go in during May 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).
- Lettuce
- Beetroot
- Garlic
- Radish
- Rocket
- Spinach
- Bok Choy
- Broad Bean
- Shallot
- Spring Onion
- Turnip
- Celtuce
- Daikon
- Komatsuna
- Mizuna
- Mustard greens
- Tatsoi
May in: Canberra · Hobart · Toowoomba · Ballarat · Launceston · Blue Mountains
Temperate climates
Temperate: four seasons, mild to hot summers (the southern capitals, Perth and Sydney).
- Carrot
- Lettuce
- Beetroot
- Garlic
- Pea
- Radish
- Rocket
- Spinach
- Bok Choy
- Broad Bean
- Shallot
- Spring Onion
- Turnip
- Celtuce
- Daikon
- Endive
- Feijoa
- Florence Fennel
- Komatsuna
- Mizuna
- Mustard greens
- Olive
- Salsify
- Swede
- Tatsoi
May 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
- Lettuce
- Potato
- Strawberry
- Tomato
- Beetroot
- Broccoli
- Cabbage
- Garlic
- Kale
- Onion
- Pea
- Radish
- Rocket
- Silverbeet
- Spinach
- Bok Choy
- Broad Bean
- Cauliflower
- Celery
- Kohlrabi
- Shallot
- Spring Onion
- Turnip
- Broccolini
- Celeriac
- Celtuce
- Chicory
- Collard greens
- Daikon
- Endive
- Feijoa
- Florence Fennel
- Komatsuna
- Mizuna
- Mustard greens
- Olive
- Radicchio
- Swede
- Tatsoi
May 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
- Potato
- Strawberry
- Tomato
- Zucchini
- Beetroot
- Broccoli
- Cabbage
- Capsicum
- Chilli
- Cucumber
- Garlic
- Kale
- Lemon
- Onion
- Pea
- Pumpkin
- Radish
- Rocket
- Silverbeet
- Spinach
- Sweetcorn
- Asparagus
- Bok Choy
- Broad Bean
- Cauliflower
- Celery
- Climbing Bean
- Eggplant
- Kohlrabi
- Leek
- Lime
- Mandarin
- Orange
- Rockmelon
- Shallot
- Spring Onion
- Squash
- Sweet Potato
- Turnip
- Watermelon
- Amaranth
- Bitter melon
- Broccolini
- Cape Gooseberry
- Celeriac
- Celtuce
- Chicory
- Collard greens
- Daikon
- Edamame
- Endive
- Feijoa
- Finger lime
- Florence Fennel
- Globe artichoke
- Grapefruit
- Honeydew melon
- Horseradish
- Komatsuna
- Kumquat
- Luffa
- Malabar spinach
- Mizuna
- Mustard greens
- Okra
- Olive
- Peanut
- Radicchio
- Salsify
- Shelling bean
- Swede
- Tatsoi
- Tomatillo
- Wombok
May in: Townsville · Cairns · Darwin · Mackay
Arid climates
Arid: hot dry summers, cold nights in winter (Alice Springs, the Murray mallee).
- Carrot
- Lettuce
- Beetroot
- Garlic
- Pea
- Radish
- Rocket
- Spinach
- Bok Choy
- Broad Bean
- Shallot
- Spring Onion
- Turnip
- Celtuce
- Daikon
- Endive
- Feijoa
- Florence Fennel
- Komatsuna
- Mizuna
- Mustard greens
- Olive
- Salsify
- Swede
- Tatsoi
May in: Alice Springs · Mildura
Elsewhere in the world
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