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Sowing and planting guide for home gardeners in Victoria

Sowing and planting times may be extended a weekor two earlier and later with less chance ofsuccess

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ARTICHOKE

Globe

Jerusalem

September August July Seed bed 25 100 300 TransplantSuckers . . 2000 i600 SuckersJune-Aua June-July June-July Tubers i00 . . 900 450 Oct to Jan

ASPARAGUS

Mary Washington 500 Aug-Sept Aug-Sept Aug-Sept Seed bed 20 75 500 .. 10 or 12months

U. C. 66 June-July June-July June-July Crowns 150 .. 900 400 ..

Levia

Butte

BEANSBroadProlific 1Mar-Apr Mar-Mayn Windsor Jan-Mar Drills 50-75 200 600 150 ..Long Pod July-Aug July

Cherokee Wax Oct-Feb iFebmMarrills 25-50 100 450 100 ..FrenchBrown BeautyWindsor Long Pod (lit- an Oct-Jan (Feb-Mar Drills 25-50 100 450 100 ..Hawkesbury Wonder Sept-OctStringlessApolloTendercrop Nov-Dec Sept-Jan rills 25-50 100 450 100 ..G.V. 50Redlands PioneerC!imbing (Annual)Blue Lake 1EpicurePurple King Oct-Nov Oct-Nov Sept-Oct Drills 25-50 200 1000 200 ..WestraliaGolden Lake JClimbing (Perennial)Scarlet RunnerWhite Czar )NOV-~ec Oct-Jan Jan Drills 25-50 200 1000 200 ..BEETROOT

Early Wonder Aug-Feb Aug-FebTop Market Aug

-

FebDetroit Dark Red Drills 20-25 25 300 75 50 mm higDement Globe Sept-Feb Oct-MarGolden Beet Jan-Mar

BROCCOLI

Green Sprouting Oct-April Sept-Oct Seed bed 10 25 750 500 8 weeks.Spartan Early Jan-April Feb-April ~ e b - ~ ~ r i lSeed bed Thinat 75mCalabrese or direct and after c

seed tral head

BRUSSELS SPROUTS

Long IslandFillbasketPeer Gynt

Aug-Nov ..

Nov-

Dec

.

.

..

.

. )seed bed 10 900 600 8 weeks


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GreenOxhea

;AGEBallhead Hybrid

gold Hybrid.rtParisianJubilee

SuccessionSavoysy Hybrid

tham

CAI

{ M a ~ -S e ~ t M a ~ - S e ~ t)MarchNov-Dec Nov-DecApril April Mar-AprilMay-June Mar-April Mar-AprilJuly-Sept July-Sept Nov-JanOct-Nov NovOct-Nov Jan-MarDec Feb Feb-MarNov Dec JanJan Feb ..

)seed bed 10 25 600 450 8-10 weeks

Californian Wonder May-June Seed bed(Glass- 110 .. 450 400 Transplanthouse crop 8 weeks

Giant Bell Aug-Nov Aug-Oct July-Oct Seed bed(open)Long Yellow Aug-Nov Drill 3 10 50 450 400 Thin at :00

seeds mm highHotI

-

Long Red CayenneRed Chili I July

CARROTSTopweightRoyal RedAll Seasons Aug-Jan Aug-Dec Marcharket KingWestern Red Drills 10-20 .. 300 65 50 mm high

Intermediate Oct-Nov Sept-Oct MarchOnward Dec NovEarly Horn .. ..

Amsterdam Forcing.. .. ..

12 weeks Oct Jan-FebPhenomenal Early Oct Jan-Feb &- an

Heart Dec Jan-

Feb Dec-

Jan. .

900 500 8 weeksphenomenal Maincro~ Dec Jan-Feb Dec-Jan 1

Jan-April Jan-April Jan-April JCELERY

Golden Self-blanchingSouth Australian White Sept-Nov Aug-Sept .. Seed bed 10 .. 375 250 13-15 weeksUtah Tall

CHINESE CABBAGE

Pe-TsaiWong-Bok Sept-Oct Oct-Feb Oct-Mar Seed bed 20 .. 500 300 8 weeksMich~hli or direct

seed

Hot -


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rnm mm nim mmCUCUMBER

AshleyBurplessPalmettoMarketerPolarisLong GreenEarly FortuneMarketmoreCrystal ApplePatio Pik

Direct>Oct-Jan Sept-Dec Aug-Dec seed 40 100 1000 1000 50 rnm

3 seedsper hill

EGG PLANT

Black BeautyNew York Purple Oct-Nov Sept-Nov Sept-Nov Seed bed 10 .. 1000 500 8 weeksNew York SoinelessSupreme J

ENDIVE

Green Curled Nov-Feb Feb-Mar Mar-May Drills 10 .. 300 200 50 mni Batavian FulLHeart >July-AugGHERKINHeinz PicklingEarly Fortune

Direct seed\Oct-Jan Sept-Dec Aug-Dec 3 seeds 40 100 1000 1000 50 rnni JSuper Pickle per hil!

HERBS See oarre89HORSERADISH June-Aug June-Aug June-Aug Root 200 .. 300 300 ..

piecestransplanted

KOHL RABIPurple Globe Aug-Sept Feb-Mar March Drills 10 .. 400 200 50 mm Early White Vienna }Jan-MarLEEKS

Musselburgh Feb-April Mar-Aug Mar-April Seed bed 10Sept-Nov ) .. 400 125 200 mmLETTUCE

Great Lakes Oct-Jan Nov-Feb ..Mignonette .. ..Imperial D ~ e b - ~ a y..Imperial Triumph ~ a r - ~ a ~Winterlake Mar-May Mar-May . . Drills 10Cos

25 300 300 50 mmMignonettePennlakeSunnylakeYatesdale

July-Sept June-Aug Mar-April

MARROWSLong White Bush Sow 3

Long Green Bush Oct-

Dec Sept-

Dec Aug-

Nov seeds to 25-

50 100 1000 1000 75 mmZucchini hill orraise in pots


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Cropvariet:

(Rock

ockHone).-

MELONS

canteloupsMelons)

Best 45 . . Oct-Nov Sept-Decford . . . . ..r Dew

Honey Dew . . Oct-Nov Sept-NovWatermelonNew Hampshire MidgetCandy Red 10ct -Nov Od-Dec Sept-Decchariston GraySugar Raby

i

,Jan1 Melon JCitron Red Seeded Oct-Nov Oct-Nov Sept-Nov

Directseeded 25-50 150 1800 1800 100 mm high3 seeds to,hill orraise in 25-50 150 1800 1500pots andtransplant

MUSTARD See page 97NEW ZEALANDSPINACH Aug-Oct July-Sept July-Sept Drills 25 150 1000 6G0 8 weeks-ON10EarlyEarlv

OKRA

1 nno Green . . Nov Sept-Oct Direct 50 100 600 300 100 mm highINS

, BarlettaEarly Flat White

) ~ e b - M a r Feb-Mar Mrr-April Seedbed 10 300 75 150 mrn highMid-seasonSouth Australian White April April M ay Seed bed 10 . . 300 75 150 mm highLateWhite Spanish June

-

July May-

June May-

June Drills 10 ..

300 65

ONIONS(Brown Skin)Mid-seasonHunter River Globe April-May Mar-Arpil May Seed or 15 . . 300 65 150 mm highOdorless May-June April-May Apr~l-M ay )dri llsBrown Globe May-June May-June April-MayLockyer Brown . . . . April-MayLateAustralian Brown June-July May-June May-June

June-July June-July 1 15 . . 300 65 150 mm highSpring August JulyWhite Lisbon

JLong White Bunching )::yzonth Any month Any month . . Don't thinPARSLEYTriple CurledExtra Curled

)July-Sept July-Sept July-Aug )DrillsMar-April Mar-April Mar-April

. . 300 150 50 nlm high

Hollow Crown S k in ) ~ a ~ ~ a nMar-Jan (:$I::; rills 10300 75 50 mm high

PEAS

(Dwarf)Little MarvelMelbourne Market June-Aug Feb-June (Feb-Mar(VJilliam Massey) 4 June-Jul yGrcenfeastYictory Freezer } ~ u l ~ - ~ e cJune-Sept JFeb-Mar9OL J 1June-July

Drills 30-40 75 400 75 . .

Canteloups

white skin)

Melbourne White Skin


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PEAS

(Climbing)TelephoneMiragreen ) J U I ~ - D ~ C June-Sept May-July Drills 30-40 100 750 100 . .PEAS

(Edible podded)

OregonGreenSugar June-Sept May-July Drills 30-40 100 750 100 . .Tall SugarPOTATOES

KennebecExtonSebagoPontiac

)July-Sept July-

Sepl July-

Sept Tubers 75-

100 300 750 300I

J

PUMPKIN

Butter 7Windsor BlackBaby BlueQueensland BlueTriarnbleCrown PrinceButtercur,gut ternutGolden Nuggett

Sow 3Oct-Dec Sept-Dec Aug-Nov seeds to 25-50 150 2000 2000 75 mm hig

I hill or inI

pots

RADISHFrench BreakfastLong Scarlet ')All months All months All months Drills 10 25 200 50 3 weeksLong White IcicleRound Red

RHUBARB

JEverbearing Ruby 1 TransplantWandin Giant }May-July May-July May-July crowns or see text 1000 800 3 monthsSydney Crimson J seedbedSALSIFY

Mammoth { )NOV- an Nov-April Drills 10 . . 300 100 50 mm hiSILVER BEET

Fordhook 7 Jan-Marucullus }Aug-Sept ]Nov-April Mar-April Drills 20 . . 500 300 50 m m hiRainbow Chard J Aug-Sept J

SPINACH

Hybrid No. 7Hybrid No. 102 Mar-May Mar-May )Drills 20 50 300 150 8 weeks1JFeb-MayPrickley SeededRound Seeded Aug-Oct Aug-Sept July-Aug

J


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mm mrn mm nimQUASH

ummer)Golden Bush 7

Summer Crookneck /- ~~Sow 3

arly White Bush Oct-Dec Sept-Dec Aug-Nov seeds to 25-50 100 1000 1000 75 rnm highreen Button Hybrid hill orucchini

SquashGreen Warted Hubbard

able Queen

raise inpots

WEET CORN

ochief Cross ) 0 c t - ~ e c Sept-Dec Aug-Jan 3 seeds 25-50 100 1000 300 " , ~ :&yto hill

per hill

TOMATOES

See page 110)Early Sept-Oct Aug-Sept June-JulyMid-season October Sept-Oct August . .Late November

Staked Staked900 450 i8 weeksBush Bush1000 500

wede-urple Top

Royal RoseWhite Perfection

} ~ ~ ~ - ~ , " g}Feb-April Jan-

Feb Drills 20.

, 350 150 75 mm high

Top White Globe 7 Feb-Mar Feb-April Feb-Aprilarly Flat White t Drills 20arly White Stone J July-Sept July-Aug July-Aug

300 75 75 mm high


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Metric measurements

The tables below give approximate metric conversions for most weights and measuresused in the home garden

grams 15 20 30 60 90 120 150 175 200 225 350 450

ounces 5 6 7 8

kilograms 0 .5 1 2 3

pounds 1 2 4 6

millimetres 10 25 40 50 100 150 200 300 400 500 600 750 1000inches 4- 1 1 + 2 4 6 8 12 16 20 24 30 40

pints7

Designed by Frank MooreEdited by Eustace RulachPhotographs by John WillcoxDepartment of Agriculture,Melbourne, Victoria

C. H. R r x o ~ ,Government Printer, Melbourne.

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