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What to plant in August

According to where you live in Australia. - by Jenny Dillon
  • 03 Aug 2021
What to plant in August

Each month we give ideas, tips and planting advice for cooler, warmer, wetter and drier areas in each zone, so ask at your local nursery which zone best matches your conditions. 

Get the key to climate zones here. 

Flowers 

All zones

dahlias

Dahlias

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  • Ageratum
  • Alyssum
  • Arctotis
  • Aster
  • Bedding begonia
  • Dahlia
  • Gazania
  • Marigold
  • Nasturtium
  • Portulaca
  • Torenia
  • Verbena
  • Zinnia

Zones 1-3

Asters

Asters

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  • Aster
  • Ageratum
  • Bedding begonia
  • California poppy
  • Chysanthemum
  • Coleus
  • Cosmos
  • Dahlia
  • Phlox
  • Salvia
  • Sunflower

Zones 4-6

Cosmos

Cosmos

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  • Carnation
  • Chrysanthemum
  • Cleome
  • Cosmos
  • Delphinium
  • Dianthus
  • Lobelia
  • Petunia
  • Snapdragon
  • Statice

Vegetables

All zones

Radishes

Radishes

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  • Asparagus
  • Beans
  • Beetroot
  • Broccoli
  • Cabbage
  • Carrot
  • Lettuce
  • Onion
  • Parsnip
  • Peas
  • Radish
  • Sweetcorn
  • Tomato
  • Turnip
  • Zucchini

Zones 1-3

Pumpkin

Pumpkin

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  • Beans
  • Capsicum
  • Carrot
  • Cucumber
  • Marrow
  • Melon
  • Potato
  • Pumpkin
  • Radish
  • Rhubarb crowns
  • Shallots
  • Squash
  • Sweetcorn
  • Sweet potato
  • Tomato

Zones 4-6

Rhubarb

Rhubarb

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  • Artichoke suckers
  • Broccoli
  • Cauliflower
  • Chinese cabbage
  • Cress
  • Endive
  • Leek
  • Melon
  • Onion
  • Peas
  • Potato
  • Rhubarb

August gardening jobs

  • Wake plants from their winter slumber with a pre-spring fertilising campaign with slow-release fertiliser or pelletissed manure.
  • Lightly prune camellias after they have finished flowering.
  • Inspect azaleas for petal blight and spray if necessary.
  • Finish pruning your roses by mid-August and spray for black-spot if it's been a problem in the past.
  • Check out some of the striking wattles now in flower and make choices for your own garden.

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Jenny Dillon
Jenny Dillon
Jenny Dillon is the garden editor of Better Homes and Gardens. Her passion for gardening began in her mother’s huge vegetable patch and orchard in the country and now extends to the challenge of city plots, where the constraints are countered by the delights.

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