Bushcroft Kitchen Garden

Bushcroft Kitchen Garden is a cool, temperate-climate urban garden located in Bathurst in the central west of New South Wales, Australia.

A detailed design, incorporating permaculture principles, was drawn up, and work commenced in the spring of 2017.

Visit the 'About' page to learn more about the garden.

 

Bushcroft Kitchen Garden Vegetable Sowing and Planting Calendar

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Spring

  • September
    • Sow basil, beetroot, celeriac, celery, cucumber, eggplant, kale, kohlrabi, red florence onions, parsley, pumpkin, rockmelon, silverbeet, tomatoes, & zucchini seeds indoors.
    • In trays, plant the turmeric.
    • Plant seed potatoes.
    • Sow rocket & lettuce, carrrot, and beetroot seeds directly into garden.
  • October
    • Sow carrot, rocket, lettuce, silverbeet & beetroot seeds directly into garden.
    • Early October, sow sweet corn seeds in modules indoors.
  • November
    • About Melbourne cup day, plant out all seedlings that were sown in August & September.
    • Sow carrot, beetroot, radish, mizuna & lettuce seeds.
    • Sow sweet corn seeds.
    • Late November, plant out sweet corn seedlings
vegetables

Summer

  • December
    • Sow beetroot & lettuce seeds.
  • January
    • Sow parsnip seeds.
    • Plant out cauliflower, broccoli, brussels sprouts & leek seedlings.
  • February
    • Sow swede & turnip seeds in early February.
    • Sow english spinach, pak choy & rocket seeds.
    • Plant out english spinach seedlings.
pumpkins

Autumn

  • March
    • Plant garlic around the 27th of March.
  • April
    • Sow broad bean and English spinach seeds in pots or in the garden on April 1st.
  • May
    • Sow seedlings of English spinach and pak choy on May 1st.
    • Sow rocket, lettuce & pak choy seeds.
broccoli

Winter

  • June
    • Plant out pak choy seedlings.
    • Sow brown onion seeds in modules towards the end of June.
  • July
    • Plant out pak choy seedlings.
  • August
    • Start sweet potatoes in trays indoors on a heat mat the first week of August.
    • 20th August, sow pea seeds in modules or direct in garden
    • 20th August, sow capsicum seeds in pots, indoors on a heat mat