How to use the calendar
■ Best days ■ Second-best days
On these days, thin out seed boxes, sow seeds and plant seedlings that produce their crop above the ground.
This includes peas, beans, corn, cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, eggplant, lettuce, celery, silverbeet, spinach, endive, Chinese cabbage, tomato, cucumber, asparagus crowns, artichoke, marrow, pumpkin, capsicum, melon, zucchini, chicory, sprouts, rhubarb and herbs (except garlic).
You can also plant flowering shrubs, annuals, flowers (not bulbs), cactus, tree ferns, flax passionfruit vines and kiwifruit.
Plant fruit trees and trees that produce edible nuts, such as almond, macadamia, pecan and walnut. Grapes and banana can also be planted.
Take cuttings from established trees and shrubs, and propagate. This is also a good time for planting trees and climbers and sowing new lawns.…
