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Perth VegetablePlanting Calendar & Chart.
A month-by-month planting calendar for Perth gardeners. Perth has a classic Mediterranean climate — hot, dry summers and mild, wet winters — giving it a completely different growing rhythm to the east coast. The long, dry summer (November–April) demands water-wise gardening and heat-hardy varieties, while the cooler months from May to October are Perth's prime growing season. Perth's warm winters mean brassicas, leafy greens, and tomatoes can all produce through the cooler months without frost damage.
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Gardening in Perth — What You Need to Know
Perth's mediterranean/temperate climate creates unique conditions for home vegetable gardeners. Here are the most important things to understand before you plant.
Perth Gardening Tips
- 1Perth's dry summers require drip irrigation or soaker hoses rather than overhead watering — conserve water and reduce fungal disease risk simultaneously.
- 2Unlike east coast cities, Perth's best tomato planting window is actually August–October for a summer harvest, with a second planting possible in late February.
- 3Perth's Mediterranean summers are too hot and dry for most leafy greens — focus on heat-tolerant herbs (rosemary, thyme, oregano) and water-efficient crops like sweet potato in summer.
- 4The wet season (June–August) provides free watering, so winter is an ideal time to establish new raised beds and plant heavy feeders like brassicas.
- 5Perth gardens are often on sandy soils with poor water retention — raised beds filled with quality compost-rich mix dramatically improve growing outcomes.
Perth Month-by-Month Planting Calendar
Scroll through all 12 months to plan your Perth garden year-round. The current month is highlighted. Each month shows what to sow from seed, what to plant as seedlings, and what should be ready to harvest.
January
Sow from Seed
- Beans (heat-tolerant)
- Okra
- Spring Onion
- Sweet Corn
🪴 Plant as Seedlings
- Sweet Potato slips
- Capsicum (heat-tolerant)
- Eggplant
🥕 Ready to Harvest
- Tomato
- Capsicum
- Eggplant
- Cucumber
- Zucchini
- Beans
- Basil
February
Sow from Seed
- Tomato (late summer sowing)
- Beans
- Spring Onion
- Beetroot
- Basil
🪴 Plant as Seedlings
- Sweet Potato
- Eggplant
- Capsicum
🥕 Ready to Harvest
- Tomato
- Capsicum
- Eggplant
- Cucumber
- Zucchini
- Beans
- Sweet Corn
March
Sow from Seed
- Tomato
- Broccoli
- Cauliflower
- Kale
- Spinach
- Asian Greens
- Carrot
- Beetroot
- Radish
- Lettuce
🪴 Plant as Seedlings
- Tomato seedlings
- Lettuce
- Silverbeet
- Asian Greens
- Bok Choy
🥕 Ready to Harvest
- Tomato
- Capsicum
- Eggplant
- Cucumber (last)
- Beans
- Sweet Potato
April
Sow from Seed
- Tomato
- Garlic
- Broad Beans
- Peas
- Broccoli
- Cauliflower
- Kale
- Spinach
- Carrot
- Beetroot
🪴 Plant as Seedlings
- Tomato
- Broccoli
- Cauliflower
- Lettuce
- Leek
- Silverbeet
- Asian Greens
- Celery
🥕 Ready to Harvest
- Tomato
- Capsicum
- Beans (last)
- Lettuce
- Silverbeet
May
Sow from Seed
- Garlic
- Broad Beans
- Peas
- Snow Peas
- Broccoli
- Cauliflower
- Spinach
- Asian Greens
- Carrot
- Beetroot
- Radish
🪴 Plant as Seedlings
- Broccoli
- Cauliflower
- Cabbage
- Leek
- Onion
- Lettuce
- Celery
🥕 Ready to Harvest
- Tomato (last)
- Broccoli (early)
- Lettuce
- Asian Greens
- Silverbeet
- Radish
June
Sow from Seed
- Broad Beans
- Peas
- Snow Peas
- Broccoli
- Cauliflower
- Kale
- Spinach
- Beetroot
- Carrot
- Leek
🪴 Plant as Seedlings
- Broccoli
- Cauliflower
- Cabbage
- Brussels Sprouts
- Leek
- Onion
- Silverbeet
🥕 Ready to Harvest
- Broccoli
- Cauliflower
- Lettuce
- Spinach
- Kale
- Asian Greens
- Radish
- Carrot (early)
July
Sow from Seed
- Broad Beans
- Peas
- Broccoli
- Cauliflower
- Kale
- Spinach
- Carrot
- Beetroot
- Onion
🪴 Plant as Seedlings
- Broccoli
- Cauliflower
- Cabbage
- Leek
- Onion
- Silverbeet
🥕 Ready to Harvest
- Broccoli
- Cauliflower
- Lettuce
- Kale
- Spinach
- Silverbeet
- Leek
- Peas
August
Sow from Seed
- Tomato
- Capsicum
- Eggplant
- Cucumber
- Beans
- Basil
- Carrot
- Beetroot
- Spring Onion
🪴 Plant as Seedlings
- Tomato seedlings
- Broccoli (last)
- Onion
- Leek
- Lettuce
- Silverbeet
🥕 Ready to Harvest
- Broccoli
- Cauliflower
- Peas
- Broad Beans
- Lettuce
- Spinach
- Kale
September
Sow from Seed
- Tomato
- Cucumber
- Zucchini
- Beans
- Pumpkin
- Sweet Corn
- Basil
- Capsicum
- Spring Onion
🪴 Plant as Seedlings
- Tomato
- Capsicum
- Eggplant
- Cucumber
- Zucchini
- Lettuce
- Silverbeet
🥕 Ready to Harvest
- Broccoli (side shoots)
- Peas
- Broad Beans
- Lettuce
- Kale
- Silverbeet
- Leek
October
Sow from Seed
- Beans
- Cucumber
- Zucchini
- Sweet Corn
- Pumpkin
- Basil
- Spring Onion
- Okra
🪴 Plant as Seedlings
- Tomato
- Capsicum
- Eggplant
- Cucumber
- Zucchini
- Sweet Potato
🥕 Ready to Harvest
- Peas (last)
- Lettuce (last before heat)
- Silverbeet
- Radish
- Spring Onion
November
Sow from Seed
- Beans
- Sweet Corn
- Okra
- Spring Onion
🪴 Plant as Seedlings
- Eggplant
- Capsicum (heat-tolerant)
- Sweet Potato
- Pumpkin
🥕 Ready to Harvest
- Tomato
- Zucchini
- Cucumber
- Beans
- Garlic
- Spring Onion
December
Sow from Seed
- Beans (quick-maturing)
- Spring Onion
🪴 Plant as Seedlings
- Sweet Potato
- Eggplant
- Okra
🥕 Ready to Harvest
- Tomato
- Capsicum
- Cucumber
- Zucchini
- Beans
- Sweet Corn
- Basil
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About Vegetable Gardening in Perth
Understanding Your Climate
Perth's mediterranean/temperate climate means your gardening calendar differs significantly from gardeners in other parts of Australia. With average winter minimums around 9°C and summer maximums reaching 35°C, selecting the right varieties for your conditions is just as important as timing. Focus your energy on March–May (autumn) and August–October (spring) — these are your highest-value planting windows when conditions align for strong germination and vigorous growth.
Raised Beds in Perth
Raised garden beds are particularly well-suited to Perth conditions. They warm faster than ground-level beds in cooler months, drain freely to prevent waterlogging, and allow you to create an ideal growing medium regardless of your native soil type. A depth of 30–40cm gives most vegetables ample root run, while a 1.2m width ensures you can reach the centre from either side without compacting the soil.
Watering in Perth
Perth's dry summers require consistent irrigation. Raised beds dry out faster than in-ground beds and may need watering every 1–2 days in summer. Installing drip irrigation or soaker hoses on a timer is a worthwhile investment that pays off in reduced time and water use.
Year-Round Productivity
With careful planning, Perth gardeners can achieve near year-round harvests from raised beds. The key is succession planting — rather than planting everything at once, sow small batches of fast-growing crops like lettuce, radish, and spinach every 3–4 weeks. This spreads harvests over a much longer window and prevents the frustrating "feast or famine" cycle. The Perth planting calendar above shows exactly when each window opens and closes for your climate.
Planning Your Perth Vegetable Garden
Soil preparation for Perth gardens
Perth soils can range from sandy to heavy clay depending on the suburb. For raised beds, start with a 50/50 mix of quality compost and garden loam, adding aged manure and a handful of blood-and-bone per square metre. Mulch heavily with sugar cane or pea straw to protect against summer drying.
Best raised bed size for Perth
For most Perth home gardeners, a 1.2m × 2.4m raised bed at 40cm depth is the ideal starter. It fits a family of 4's core vegetable needs, lets you reach the centre from both sides, and contains enough soil volume to buffer against drying. Use our raised bed calculator to size it for your space.
Companion planting in Perth
Well-designed companion combinations reduce pest pressure without chemicals. Plant basil with tomatoes, marigolds along bed edges, and nasturtiums near brassicas. Keep onions away from peas, and never plant tomatoes next to brassicas. See our companion planting guide for the full matrix.
Frost protection for Perth gardeners
Frost months in Perth: Frost-free (coastal) — rare light frosts in hills July–August. Protect frost-tender crops (tomato, basil, beans, zucchini) with a frost cloth, cloche, or cold frame on nights below 4°C. Raised beds warm faster after a cold night than in-ground beds, which means you can remove covers earlier in the morning.
How much can one Perth raised bed feed?
A well-planned 1.2m × 2.4m raised bed in Perth produces around 50–80kg of fresh vegetables per year with succession planting. That covers roughly 30–40% of a family of 4's vegetable consumption — enough to dramatically reduce your supermarket bill. Plant Planner's family calculator does the maths for any bed size.
Perth Planting Calendar — Frequently Asked Questions
What vegetables grow best in Perth?
Perth's mediterranean/temperate climate (winter lows around 9°C, summer highs around 35°C) is well-suited to a wide range of vegetables. The best planting months are March–May (autumn) and August–October (spring). Reliable crops for Perth gardeners include tomatoes, zucchini, beans, lettuce, silverbeet, kale, broccoli, cauliflower, carrots, beetroot, garlic, and herbs like basil and parsley. The month-by-month calendar above shows exactly what to plant when.
When is the best time to plant vegetables in Perth?
In Perth, the most productive planting windows are March–May (autumn) and August–October (spring). Spring plantings (September–November in temperate/cool zones) deliver summer harvests of warm-season crops like tomatoes, beans, and cucumbers. Autumn plantings (March–May) set you up for winter and early-spring harvests of brassicas, leafy greens, peas, and garlic. Frost risk months in Perth: Frost-free (coastal) — rare light frosts in hills July–August.
Can I grow vegetables in Perth all year round?
Yes — Perth gardeners can harvest something almost every month of the year with careful planning. The key is succession planting (sowing small batches every 3–4 weeks) and choosing crops that match each season. Raised beds extend the shoulder seasons by warming faster in spring and draining better in wet winter months. Plant Planner generates a 12-month rolling schedule automatically — enter your Perth postcode to get personalised dates.
What can I plant in Perth right now?
For a live, personalised answer based on today's date and your exact Perth postcode, use our "what to plant now" tool or sign up for the free plan. The month-by-month calendar above shows sowing, transplanting, and harvest windows for every month of the year in Perth.
How many vegetables can I grow in a small raised bed in Perth?
A 1m × 2m raised bed in Perth can easily feed a family of four across a season with staggered plantings. For example: 4 broccoli + 6 lettuce + 1 row silverbeet + garlic block (winter), rotating to 3 tomato + 6 bean plants + 2 zucchini + herbs (summer). Our raised bed calculator at /raised-bed-calculator does this maths for any bed size.
Planting Calendars for Other Australian Cities
Every Australian city has its own planting rhythm. Choose your city for a tailored calendar.
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