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Northern Hemisphere — Cold Climate
When to Sow Vegetable Seeds

This guide shows approximately which months to sow vegetable seeds in a 'Cold' climate.

The climate descriptor 'Cold' can vary a lot between areas but generally means low and freezing temperatures in winter with snow and frost. It has a short growing season for vegetables.

Vegetable

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Weeks to Harvest

Artichokes

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

20-28

Asparagus

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

16-24

Beans dwarf

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

8-10

Bean climbing

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

10-12

Beetroot

x

x

x

x

x

x

10-12

Broad beans

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

18-20

Broccoli

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

12-16

Brussels Sprouts

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

16-20

Cabbage

x

x

x

x

8-16

Capsicum

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

10-16

Carrots

x

x

x

x

x

x

16-20

Cauliflower

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

14-26

Celery

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

20-22

Chinese Cabbage

x

x

x

x

8-10

Cucumber

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

8-12

Eggplant

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

14-16

Endive

x

x

x

x

x

x

8-12

Leeks

x

x

x

x

x

x

12-20

Lettuce

8-12

Marrow

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

8-14

Melons

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

14-16

Okra

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

16-20

Onions

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

24-32

Onions (Spring)

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

8-12

Parsnip

x

x

x

x

x

x

18-20

Peas (Dwarf)

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

12-16

Potatoes

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

16-20

Pumpkin

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

14-16

Radish

x

x

x

x

6-8

Rhubarb

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

16-20

Silverbeet

x

x

x

x

x

8-12

Spinach

x

x

x

x

x

8-10

Squash

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

12-14

Swedes (Rutabagas)

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

12-16

Sweet Corn

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

12-16

Sweet Potato

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

18-20

Tomato

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

12-20

Turnips

x

x

x

x

x

x

10-12