What to Grow in a Raised Bed, and When

A raised bed is the simplest way to grow food that actually works. You start with fresh premium potting mix instead of fighting whatever is in the yard, the drainage sorts itself out, and everything sits at a comfortable height to plant, water and pick. Less effort, and a lot more on your plate.

Warm mix, sooner

Beds heat up faster in spring than the ground does, so you can plant earlier and get a jump on the season.

Room for roots

Loose, deep premium potting mix lets carrots, beetroot and the like grow straight and sweet, with nothing to push against.

Fewer weeds and pests

A clean, fresh mix, up off the ground, means less weeding and fewer slugs and snails finding their way in.

Kind to your back

The garden comes up to you, so planting and picking stays easy whether you are 8 or 80.

Step 1

Find your climate

Your climate decides when things grow. Enter your postcode for a quick guess, then check it against the zones below and change it if it is not quite right.

Your postcode

Type your postcode and we’ll match your climate — or pick a zone below.

Not sure, or on the edge of two? Just tap the one that best matches where you live.

Step 2

Browse what to grow

The green bars show the months to sow each plant in your zone. The month with the gold ring is right now, so anything green under that ring is good to plant today.

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A few tips before you start

Start with the easy wins Radish, lettuce, silverbeet and bush beans are hard to get wrong and quick to reward you.

Sow a little and often A short row of lettuce every few weeks beats one big glut you cannot eat in time.

Fill it with premium potting mix, not garden soil Garden soil compacts hard, carries in weeds and pests, and drains poorly in a raised bed. A quality premium potting mix stays light and free draining, so roots romp away. Top it up with compost each season and it keeps producing for years.

Give tall plants a hand Tomatoes, peas and cucumbers do best with a stake or trellis in from day one.

This is a general guide for home gardens across Australia. Your own patch has its own quirks, so treat the timings as a strong starting point rather than a strict rule. A warm spot against a wall, or a cool garden up in the hills, can shift things by a few weeks either way.

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