What To Grow Now In Brisbane, By The Seasons

Banjo sampling my autumn veggie haul

I recently moved out of my inner city cottage in Brisbane and when I looked back at some photos I was going to use for a reel on Instagram, I realised I had inadvertently captured what to grow in Brisbane, season by season! When I first started growing veggies in my own garden I had some idea of what to plant when, but the rest I only confirmed by experimenting for a few seasons and seeing what worked.

There are a million options of what you can grow, especially if you are growing from seed (I almost always do), but here are a few things I grow each time now. My biggest tip is to grow what you eat the most and prioritise lots of that!

A few of the different veggies that I grew (above)

What To Grow Now In Brisbane | By The Seasons

Autumn (March/April): Carrots, Celery, Onion, Broccoli, Kale, Spinach, Fennel, Tomatoes, Silverbeet, Coriander, Brussel Sprouts, Garlic. Flowers: Sweet peas, sunflowers, bells of Ireland, poppies.

Winter: I plant another round of the vegetables above.

Spring (August/September): Lettuce, Tatsoi, Basil, Rocket, Capsicum, Cucumber, Zucchini, Pumpkin, Corn, Ginger. Flowers: Cosmos, zinnia, dahlias, sunflowers, echinacea.

Summer: I plant another round of the vegetables above, but before summer weather hits (e.g. in October or November).

My backyard veggie patch in Inner City Brisbane

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