GreenlyWhen to plant tomatoes in Australia: 12 July – 5 March
Tomato in Australia: plant out into open ground from 12 July to 5 March; the window opens earliest in Alice Springs and closes latest in Devonport (10 cities).
Each window starts on the Greenly calendar date and ends on the last day that still leaves the crop’s days to harvest (from its card) before the average first autumn frost, plus six weeks of picking for crops harvested over weeks (tomatoes, peppers, aubergines, cucumbers, courgettes, pumpkins, watermelons, beans) — our rule; earlier in the window is safer.
Planting window by climate zone
Tomato: the window in each city
| City | Window | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Alice Springs | 12 July – 14 February | 270 frost-free days or more |
| Dubbo | 21 September – 27 February | 270 frost-free days or more |
| Albury | 16 October – 28 February | 270 frost-free days or more |
| Orange | 20 October – 21 February | 270 frost-free days or more |
| Bendigo | 21 October – 27 February | 270 frost-free days or more |
| Melbourne | 21 October – 4 March | 270 frost-free days or more |
| Geelong | from 22 October | Frost without a regular season |
| Canberra | 2 November – 7 February | 210–269 frost-free days |
| Launceston | 7 November – 16 February | 270 frost-free days or more |
| Ballarat | 14 November – 27 February | 270 frost-free days or more |
| Devonport | 22 November – 5 March | 270 frost-free days or more |
