Tools · Gardening
NZ Gardener’s Planting Calendar
Tell us where you garden and we’ll show you exactly what to sow, plant and harvest this month — or look up any plant to see the best time to put it in the ground for your region.
Where do you garden?
No location set yet — pick a region, search a town, or use your location.
What to plant this month
Sow seed
Plant out
Harvest
In flower
When should I plant…? Look up any plant to see its best window for your region.
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Sow
Plant
Harvest
Flower
A note on the dates
These windows are guides, not gospel. A frost pocket three streets away, a west-facing slope, or a warm microclimate against a wall can all shift things by weeks. The rule of thumb: in the north, push spring plantings earlier; in cold inland areas, wait until the soil warms and hold your nerve until after the last frost. If it’s been a strange winter, check soil temperature before sowing heat-lovers like tomatoes, capsicum, kūmara and corn.
Moon-planting dates are traditional biodynamic guidance — treat them as a bonus cue, not a substitute for good soil prep.