Australian Vegetable Garden Planner and Planting Calendar (Printable PDF) | Five Climate Zones | Crop Rotation | Garden Journal
Australian Vegetable Garden Planner and Planting Calendar (Printable PDF)
Five Climate Zones · Crop Rotation · Garden Journal
Know what to sow and plant this month in your climate, from the tropics to Tasmania.
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The vegetable planner that knows November is spring. Most planners on sale were written for a northern year. This one starts from Australian seasons: what to sow this month in five climates, from Darwin to Hobart, with a one-page chart, a four-week plan with this year’s dates, and a sowing chart for each zone. Instant PDF download, A4.
November 2026 Edition. Checkout is in US dollars: at 30 October 2026 rates, $19 is about A$27.
In the November 2026 Edition
- November on one page: what to sow and plant in the temperate, subtropical, tropical, arid and cool zones, ready to pin up.
- Your November, by climate: ten cities with Bureau of Meteorology averages, so you can find your zone.
- Four weeks, four job lists: Sunday 1 to Monday 30 November, by zone.
- Cup Day tomatoes: what the Melbourne Cup tradition gets right, and why soil temperature decides.
- Fruit fly: start in spring, or fight it all summer. Exclusion, traps, baits and clean-up.
- Beating the first heatwave and growing in the Wet across the Top End.
- Keep it going: what is ready now, mulching before summer, pest watch, November myths, and a warm silverbeet and bean salad.
- A day-by-day log: thirty lines with moon phases, plus a preview of December.
What changes each month: Part 1 is written fresh for that month, with real dates. The year pages, crop guides and trackers stay as your reference.
Look inside
Want to see more first? Get the free sample PDF: the cover, the full index and real pages from this edition.
Included with your planner: the SoilCommander Masterclass
Twelve illustrated lessons that teach the methods behind the planner, written for southern seasons. In frost-free zones they use your climate chart and soil temperature instead of frost dates.
- Choosing the site and sizing the beds
- Reading your soil, and rotating by plant family
- What companion planting can and can't do
- Sowing by soil temperature, and raising strong seedlings
- Watering to the depth of the roots, and feeding by need
- Protecting crops, harvesting often and sowing again
- A one-page first-season checklist to print
Checked against RHS, university extension and Australian sources. It arrives with your planner download.
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What’s inside the Australian vegetable garden planner
- Five sowing charts: a full-year chart for each climate zone, using Australian crop names.
- Understand your garden: soil, soil tests, soil temperature vs the calendar, frost, light and shade, water, microclimates and growing degree days.
- Make better decisions: companion planting graded by evidence, crop rotation, and guides to diagnosing yellow leaves, blossom-end rot, poor germination and wilting.
- Plan your plot: layout, raised-bed and container planners, rotation and succession planners, seed inventory and seed-starting schedule, fertiliser, irrigation, budget and season-extension pages.
- 22 crop guides: tomato to Brussels sprouts, with sowing months for each of the five zones, in metric units.
- 13 trackers and journals for planting, germination, watering, feeding, pests, tasks, harvest and your end-of-season review.
Why a northern planner fails here
Go looking for a vegetable planner in Australia and you will mostly find books written for an American or British spring. They tell you to mulch garlic in November. You are planting tomatoes. Australia also has no single climate: our checked November list for the tropics has a handful of crops, and the temperate list has about twenty.
Not ready to buy? Our free Australian vegetable planting calendar gives you the months for each crop and climate, and the free online garden planner sketches your beds.
Which zone is my city?
| Zone | Cities in the planner | November in brief |
|---|---|---|
| Temperate | Sydney, Perth, Adelaide, Melbourne | Tomato, capsicum, beans, sweet corn, cucumber, zucchini |
| Subtropical | Brisbane and the warm east coast | Capsicum, chilli, eggplant, ginger, sweet potato, okra |
| Tropical | Darwin, Cairns | Basil, ginger, sweet corn, sweet potato, snake beans, raised beds before the rain |
| Arid | Alice Springs and the inland | Melons, pumpkin, capsicum, beans, shadecloth on very hot days |
| Cool | Hobart, Canberra, the ranges | Tomatoes under cover, zucchini, pumpkin, kale, carrot, beetroot |
Sources differ on southern Victoria: ABC Education describes Melbourne as temperate, while Sustainable Gardening Australia places southern Victoria in cool to cold. If you garden in southern Victoria, read both zones and trust your own records.
Free calendars, apps or a planner: which do you need?
| Free calendars | Garden planner apps | This planner | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dates for your climate | Yes, for one crop list at a time | Some | Five climates in one book |
| This month’s plan | Rarely | Varies | A four-week plan with real dates |
| Local detail | Varies | Often northern | Fruit fly, the Wet, sudden heat |
| Works in the garden | Yes, once printed | Needs a phone | Yes: print it, write on it |
| Cost | Free | Free tier to yearly subscription | One-off payment for each edition |
Best for: home gardeners anywhere in Australia who are tired of northern calendars. Not for you: if you garden outside Australia, there are UK, USA, Canada, Global editions, and a French edition.
The family who made this planner
We are Arti and Nitin. We are married, we have two children, Tanishka and Vyom, and gardening is what all four of us love doing together.
Arti is a maths teacher: an answer without the working doesn't count. Nitin is a computer science engineer who sees every problem as a system to build. So we hold this planner to one rule: every date has to trace back to a named source, and where sources disagree, the page says so.
We live in Faridabad, India, which is exactly why we never write from memory. Our garden is not your garden, so each edition is checked against your region's own authorities. Spot something that doesn't match your garden? Write to ceo@soilcommander.com and Nitin will reply; corrections go into the next edition.
What happens after you buy
- Check out securely: through Shopify’s checkout, in US dollars. Nothing is posted and there is no shipping charge.
- Download straight away: your download link arrives by email after purchase.
- Print what you need: the planner is formatted for A4 paper. Reprint any page as often as you like.
- Covered for 30 days: if it isn’t useful to you, contact us within 30 days for a full refund.
Frequently asked questions
Does it work in my city?
It is organised by five climate zones: temperate, subtropical, tropical, arid and cool. A table places ten cities, from Darwin to Hobart, with Bureau of Meteorology November averages. A zone is a starting point: Melbourne runs cooler than Sydney in the same zone, and hills are colder than plains.
Why not just use a free planting calendar?
The bare dates are free, and we publish them on our Australian planting calendar. The planner adds this month’s plan written for you, every climate in one book, crop guides and pages to print and fill in.
What paper size is it, and can I use it on an iPad?
A4. As a standard PDF it also opens in annotation apps such as GoodNotes or Notability.
Is this a physical planner or a digital download?
Digital PDF only. Nothing is posted, so there’s no shipping wait or charge.
Is it dated? Can I reuse it?
Part 1 is dated for November 2026. The year pages, crop guides and trackers are undated, so you can print them again every season.
What happens next month?
A new edition goes on sale at the start of each month, with a new Part 1 written for that month. Each edition is a single purchase, and later editions are sold separately. Nothing renews. If you want every edition for a year, the Year Pass is one payment and does not renew.
What currency will I pay in?
Checkout is in US dollars, so that is what your card is charged. At exchange rates on 30 October 2026, $19 is about A$27. Your bank sets the final conversion rate and may add a fee.
Who is behind SoilCommander?
SoilCommander is an independent gardening publisher based in Faridabad, India, serving gardeners internationally. The editorial team checks each regional edition against that region’s own authorities.
Does it cover fruit fly rules in my state?
It gives the general position: Queensland fruit fly in the east, Mediterranean fruit fly in the south-west of WA, and Tasmania’s long-standing fruit-fly-free status. Rules change, so check your state agriculture department before moving fruit.
What if the planner isn’t right for me?
You’re covered by a 30-day money-back guarantee. Contact us within 30 days of purchase and we’ll refund you in full. There’s nothing to send back. This does not affect your rights under Australian Consumer Law.
Want to see the months first? Read the free Australian vegetable planting calendar.