What to Plant in July in Australia

Australian note: this page follows southern-hemisphere seasons, so July is in winter. The lists below are grouped by five climate zones: temperate, subtropical, tropical, arid and cool. The Australian Vegetable Garden Planner uses the same five zones. For every crop across the year, see the Australian vegetable planting calendar.

Temperatures hit their lowest of the year in the south and frosts become more frequent. It is the coolest, driest month in Darwin, with brief strong winds that raise bushfire risk in the north.

What to plant in July, by climate

Australia spans five growing climates, so one list cannot fit all of them. Find yours below, then read the notes for that climate. July falls in Australian winter.

Crop lists show what both Gardenate and Deep Green Permaculture list for that climate. The two share a common lineage, so we treat them as one view and use ABC Organic Gardener's monthly column as the independent check. "Start under cover" marks heat-lovers those lists include that ABC advises keeping out of cold soil.

Where three sources agree in July

These 8 crops are given for July by all three of the Perth (WA Waste Authority), Adelaide (Green Adelaide) and Melbourne (City of Darebin) guides. They are temperate-zone city sources, not a statewide rule, so treat them as a cross-check and not a promise for Sydney, Canberra, Hobart or anywhere in the tropics or arid inland. Most are crops these guides list for many months of the year, so the shorter list does not mean nothing else can be sown.

Temperate and cool gardens in July

• In cold temperate areas this is a poor month to plant. Plan for spring instead.
• If you must sow, stick to spinach, mustard greens, onions and radishes.
• Warm temperate gardens can add beetroot, chard, carrots, peas, rocket and lettuce.
• Plant as many bare-root fruit trees as you can.

Subtropical gardens in July

• Plant beetroot, chard, carrot, dill, endive, kohlrabi, mustard, Asian greens, parsnip, peas, radish, rocket and spring onions.
• It is the best month for bare-root plants.

Tropical gardens in July

• Plant almost anything: cabbage, kale, tomatoes, potatoes, spring onions, leeks, pumpkin, cucumber, lettuce, rocket, pak choy, basil, parsley and fennel.

Arid and inland gardens in July

• The soil is less cold than in the highlands, so you have more scope: spinach, mustard greens, onions, radishes, beetroot, chard, carrots, peas, rocket and lettuce.
• Plant bare-root fruit.

Garden jobs for July

• Winter-prune deciduous fruit trees and vines.
• Move deciduous plants while dormant.
• Plan beds and order seed for spring.

Plan July on paper

Draw your beds in the free Vegetable Garden Layout Planner Tool, then keep the season together in the Australian Vegetable Garden Planner, which has a sowing chart for every climate. See every crop across the year in the Australian planting calendar, or read the growing guides.

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Questions about July

Common questions

Sources

• ABC Organic Gardener: What to plant in July
• Deep Green Permaculture: Australian gardening calendars
• Gardenate: Australia planting by zone, July
• ABC Gardening Australia: Top tomato tips

How we checked this

The table above uses three Tier 1 (government) sources for the temperate zone. We read the Perth and Adelaide guides on 4 November 2026 and checked the Melbourne guide on 3 November 2026.

• Green Adelaide, South Australian Government (Tier 1): what to plant when, the month lists and the plant-any-time list for Adelaide.
• Waste Authority of Western Australia (Tier 1): Edible School Garden Guide, the planting and harvest guide for Perth.
• City of Darebin, Victoria (Tier 1): Sow what when guide for Melbourne.

Sydney, Canberra, Hobart, Darwin, Cairns and Alice Springs lists have not been checked against a Tier 1 month table. The crop lists in the climate cards above come from the sources named in the Sources list and have not been changed by this check.

Added 4 November 2026: a Common questions section for July. They use only the two state-government guides above (Green Adelaide and the Waste Authority of Western Australia), and only where both lists were read. We show where the two guides differ and who says what. We did not add an answer for Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Hobart, Canberra or Darwin because no state-government month table was reached for those places.

Last reviewed: 31 October 2026