What To Grow Now In Melbourne, By The Seasons

Some of the veggies I’ve been growing in my backyard

I recently moved out of my inner city cottage 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, 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 now in Melbourne, 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!

Wondering what to grow now in Melbourne? Here are a few of the different veggies that I grew (above) across the year

What To Grow Now In Melbourne | 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, Tomatoes, 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 where I tested out new veggies each season

Looking for more info? Check out my take on 4 Inspiring Veggie Gardens In Australia or When To Plant Zinnia In Melbourne.