What to Plant in November in Australia

Australian note: this page follows southern-hemisphere seasons, so November is in spring. 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.

It is the last month of spring. Very hot weather can strike anywhere with little warning, raising bushfire risk, so protect plants from sun and wind and water new plantings regularly. Fruit fly control also matters now in affected areas.

What to plant in November, 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. November falls in Australian spring.

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 November

These 19 crops are given for November 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.

Temperate and cool gardens in November

• Plant melons, pumpkins, capsicum, chilli, beans, cucumber, eggplant, sweet corn, sweet potato, tomato and zucchini.
• Add beetroot, carrots, herbs, kale, potatoes, radishes, leeks, spring onions, lettuce and silverbeet.
• In Victoria, Cup Day is the traditional tomato date. Soil temperature decides: at least 16°C, better 18 to 20°C.

Subtropical gardens in November

• Plant snake beans, capsicum, chilli, eggplant, ginger, sweet corn, sweet potato, basil, okra and pumpkin.
• Add radishes, zucchini, loose-leaf lettuce, beans, cucumber, melons and spring onion.

Tropical gardens in November

• The wet season is starting. Good crops are snake beans, capsicum, chilli, eggplant, ginger, sweet corn, sweet potato, basil, okra and pumpkin.
• Lift and divide taro, arrowroot and bananas, and replant into compost-rich mounds.
• Raise beds so roots stay out of standing water.

Arid and inland gardens in November

• Focus on crops that love warmth: melons, pumpkins, capsicum, chilli, beans, cucumber, eggplant, sweet corn, sweet potato and zucchini.
• Keep the water up, mulch well, and use shadecloth on very hot days.

Garden jobs for November

• Mulch beds, keeping mulch off stems.
• Water new trees and shrubs regularly.
• Hang fruit fly traps and net fruiting crops in affected areas.

Plan November 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 November

Common questions

Sources

• ABC Organic Gardener: What to plant in November
• Deep Green Permaculture: Australian gardening calendars
• Gardenate: Australia planting by zone, November
• 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 November. 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