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Sowing and planting guide for home gardeners in Victoria

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Globe September August July Seed bed 25 100 300 Transplant
Suckers .. 2000 i600 Suckers
Jerusalem June-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 12
months
U. C . 66 June-July June-July June-July Crowns 150 .. 900 400 ..
BEANS
Broad

1
Prolific Mar-Apr Mar-May
Levia
n Windsor
Long Pod July-Aug July
Jan-Mar Drills 50-75 200 600 150 ..
Butte
Cherokee Wax Oct-Feb rills
iFebmMar 25-50 100 450 100 ..
French
Brown Beauty
Windsor Long Pod
Hawkesbury Wonder
(lit- an Oct-Jan (Feb-Mar
Sept-Oct
Drills 25-50 100 450 100 ..
Stringless
Apollo
Tendercrop
G.V. 50
Nov-Dec Sept-Jan rills 25-50 100 450 100 ..
Redlands Pioneer
C!imbing (Annual)
Blue Lake 1
Epicure
Purple King
Westralia
Oct-Nov Oct-Nov Sept-Oct Drills 25-50 200 1000 200 ..
Golden Lake J
Climbing (Perennial)
Scarlet Runner
White Czar )NOV-~ec Oct-Jan Jan Drills 25-50 200 1000 200 ..
BEETROOT
Early Wonder Aug-Feb Aug-Feb
Top Market Aug-Feb
Detroit Dark Red Drills 20-25 25 300 75 50 mm high
Dement Globe Sept-Feb Oct-Mar
Golden 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 Seed
i l bed Thinat 75mm
Calabrese or direct and after cen-
seed tral head cut

BRUSSELS SPROUTS

.... ....
Long Island Aug-Nov
Fillbasket Nov-Dec 900 600 8 weeks
Peer Gynt )seed bed 10
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Sowing

CABB;AGE
Ballhead Hybrid {Ma~-Se~t M a ~ - S e ~)March
t
Greengold Hybrid Nov-Dec Nov-Dec
Oxhea.rt April April Mar-April
Parisian May-June Mar-April Mar-April
Jubilee July-Sept July-Sept Nov-Jan )seed bed 10 25 600 450 8-10 weeks
Allhead Oct-Nov Nov
Succession Oct-Nov Jan-Mar
Savoy Dec Feb Feb-Mar
sy Hybrid Nov Dec Jan
tham Jan Feb . .
CAI

Mild-
Californian Wonder May-June Seed bed
(Glass- 110 .. 450 400 Transplant
house 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
Hot
- seeds mm high
Hot - I
Long Red Cayenne
Red Chili I July

CARROTS
Topweight
Royal Red
All Seasons Aug-Jan Aug-Dec March
Market King
Western Red Drills 10-20 .. 300 65 50 mm high
Hawkes Intermediate Oct-Nov Sept-Oct March
Onward
Chantenay
Early Horn
Amsterdam Forcing
.Dec
.
..
Nov
.... ..

rtlenomenal 12 weeks Oct Jan-Feb

Phenomenal Early Oct Jan-Feb &- an
D e e ~Heart Dec Jan-Feb Dec-Jan .. 900 500 8 weeks
phenomenal Maincro~ Dec Jan-Feb Dec-Jan 1
Paleleaf Jan-April Jan-April Jan-April J

CELERY
Golden Self-blanching
South Australian White Sept-Nov Aug-Sept .. Seed bed 10 .. 375 250 13-15 weeks
Utah Tall

CHINESE CABBAGE
Pe-Tsai
Wong-Bok Sept-Oct Oct-Feb Oct-Mar Seed bed 20 .. 500 300 8 weeks
Mich~hli or direct
seed
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rnm mm nim mm
CUCUMBER
Ashley
Burpless
Palmetto
Marketer Direct
Polaris > Oct-Jan Sept-Dec Aug-Dec seed 40 100 1000 1000 50 rnm high
Long Green 3 seeds
Early Fortune per hill
Marketmore
Crystal Apple
Patio Pik
EGG PLANT
Black Beauty
New York Purple
New York Soineless
Oct-Nov Sept-Nov Sept-Nov Seed bed 10 .. 1000 500 8 weeks
Supreme J
ENDIVE
Green Curled
Batavian FulLHeart > Nov-Feb
July-Aug
Feb-Mar Mar-May Drills 10 .. 300 200 50 mni high

GHERKIN
Heinz Pickling Direct seed
Early Fortune \Oct-Jan Sept-Dec Aug-Dec 3 seeds 40 100 1000 1000 50 rnni high
Super Pickle J per hil!
HERBS See oarre 89
HORSERADISH June-Aug June-Aug June-Aug Root 200 .. 300 300 ..
pieces
transplanted
KOHL RABI
Purple Globe Aug-Sept Feb-Mar March Drills 10 .. 400 200 50 mm high
Early White Vienna }Jan-Mar
LEEKS
Musselburgh Feb-April
Sept-Nov )Mar-Aug Mar-April Seed bed 10
.. 400 125 200 m m high

LETTUCE
Great Lakes Oct-Jan Nov-Feb ..
Mignonette
Imperial D ~eb-~ay
..
.. ..
Imperial Triumph ~ a r - ~ a ~
Winterlake Mar-May Mar-May .. Drills 10 25 300 300 50 mm high
Cos
Mignonette
Pennlake
Sunnylake July-Sept June-Aug Mar-April
Yatesdale
MARROWS
Long White Bush Sow 3
Long Green Bush Oct-Dec Sept-Dec Aug-Nov seeds to 25-50 100 1000 1000 75 mm high
Zucchini hill or
raise in pots
 Sowing and planting guide for home gardeners in Victoria-continued

Crop
variet:

MELONS
Canteloups canteloups
(Rock Melons)
Ilales Best 45 .. Oct-Nov Sept-Dec
Rock ford .. .. ..
.Hone)
-Honeyr Dew Direct
Dew .. Oct-Nov Sept-Nov seeded 25-50 150 1800 1800 100 mm high
Watermelon 3 seeds to I
New Hampshire Midget ,hill or
Candy Red 10ct-Nov Od-Dec Sept-Dec raise in 25-50 150 1800 1500
chariston Gray
Sugar Raby
i pots and
transplant
J
,Jan1 Melon
Citron Red Seeded Oct-Nov Oct-Nov Sept-Nov
MUSTARD See page 97
NEW ZEALAND
SPINACH Aug-Oct July-Sept July-Sept Drills 25 150 1000 6G0 8 weeks
OKRA
1 nno Green
- .. Nov Sept-Oct Direct 50 100 600 300 100 mm high
ON10INS
(white skin)
Early
Earlv
, Barletta
)~eb-Mar Feb-Mar Mrr-April S e e d b e d 10 300 75 150 mrn high
Early Flat White
Mid-season
South Australian White April April May Seed bed 10 .. 300 75 150 mm high
Late
White Spanish June-July May-June May-June Drills 10 .. 300 65
ONIONS
(Brown Skin)
Mid-season
Hunter River Globe April-May Mar-Arpil May Seed or 15 .. 300 65 150 mm high
Odorless May-June April-May Apr~l-May )drills
Brown Globe May-June May-June April-May I
Lockyer Brown .. .. April-May
Late
Australian Brown
Pukekohe
Spring
June-July
July-Aug
May-June
June-July
August
May-June
June-July
July J
1 15 .. 300 65 150 mm high
White White
Long LisbonBunching )::yzonth Any month Any month .. Don't thin

PARSLEY
Triple Curled )July-Sept July-Sept July-Aug )Drills .. 300 150 50 nlm high
Extra Curled Mar-April Mar-April Mar-April
PARSNIF'
Hollow Crown Skin
Melbourne White Skin
) ~ a ~ ~ aMar-Jan
n ;::I$:( rills 10 300 75 50 mm high

PEAS
(Dwarf)
Little Marvel
Melbourne Market June-Aug Feb-June (Feb-Mar
(VJilliam Massey)
Grcenfeast
Yictory Freezer
4 June-Jul y
} ~ u l ~ - ~ e cJune-Sept JFeb-Mar
Drills 30-40 75 400 75 ..

9OL J 1June-July
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PEAS
(Climbing)
Telephone
Miragreen )JUI~-D~C June-Sept May-July Drills 30-40 100 750 100 ..
PEAS
(Edible podded)
OregonGreenSugar
Tall Sugar June-Sept May-July Drills 30-40 100 750 100 ..
POTATOES
Kennebec
Exton )July-Sept July-Sepl July-Sept Tubers 75-100 300 750 300
Sebago I
Pontiac J
PUMPKIN
I Butter 7
Windsor Black
Baby Blue Sow 3
Queensland Blue Oct-Dec Sept-Dec Aug-Nov seeds to 25-50 150 2000 2000 75 mm high
Triarnble I hill o r in
Crown Prince
Buttercur,
gutternut
I pots

Golden Nuggett
RADISH
French Breakfast
Long Scarlet ')All months All months All months Drills 10 25 200 50 3 weeks
Long White Icicle
Round Red J
RHUBARB
Everbearing Ruby 1 Transplant
Wandin Giant }May-July May-July May-July crowns or see text 1000 800 3 months
Sydney Crimson J seedbed
SALSIFY
Mammoth { )NOV- an Nov-April Drills 10 .. 300 100 50 mm high

SILVER BEET
Fordhook 7 Jan-Mar
ucullus } Aug-Sept ]Nov-April Mar-April Drills 20 .. 500 300 50 mm high
Rainbow Chard J Aug-Sept J
SPINACH
I Hybrid No. 7 1
I Hybrid No. 102
Prickley Seeded
Round Seeded
JFeb-May
Aug-Oct
Mar-May
Aug-Sept
Mar-May )Drills
July-Aug
J
20 50 300 150 8 weeks
 Sowing and planting guide for home gardeners in Victoria-continued

mm mrn mm nim

SQUASH
(Summer)
Earlv Golden Bush 7
~ a r Summer
h Crookneck /
- ~~

~arl$~urnmer~trai~htneck Sow 3
Early White Bush Oct-Dec Sept-Dec Aug-Nov seeds to 25-50 100 1000 1000 75 rnm high
Green Button Hybrid hill or
Zucchini raise in
(Winter) pots
Banana Squash
Green Warted Hubbard
Table Queen
SWEET CORN
Iochief Cross )0ct-~ec Sept-Dec Aug-Jan 3 seeds 25-50 100 1000 300 ",~:&y
to hill per hill
TOMATOES
(See page 110)
Staked Staked

i
Early Sept-Oct Aug-Sept June-July
Mid-season October Sept-Oct August .. 900 450 8 weeks
Late November Bush Bush
1000 500
TURNTPS
Swede-
Purple Top
Royal Rose } ~ ~ ~ - ~ ,}Feb-April
" g Jan-Feb Drills 20 ., 350 150 75 mm high
White Perfection

Top White Globe 7 Feb-Mar Feb-April Feb-April

Early Flat White t Drills 20 300 75 75 mm high
Early White Stone J July-Sept July-Aug July-Aug
Metric measurements
The tables below give approximate metric conversions for most weights and measures
used in the home garden
grams 15 20 30 60 90 120 150 175 200 225 350 450
ounces 1/2 2/3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 12 16

kilograms 0.5 1 2 3
pounds 1 2 4 6

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

Litres 1 2 3 4 5
pints 1 3/4 3 1/2 7
5 1/4

Designed by Frank Moore

Edited by Eustace Rulach
Photographs by John Willcox
Department of Agriculture,
Melbourne, Victoria

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