COOL & TEMPERATE
VEGIES
• In cool zones it’s still unpredictable — a cold snap is not off the menu, so hold off on sowing the warm-season crops such as tomatoes, eggplants, cucumbers, capsicums, pumpkins, potatoes and zucchini.• In temperate zones, the frosts are hopefully gone for the year so now is the time to plant Asian greens, beetroot, broccoli, celery, leeks, parsnip, peas, radish, rocket and spinach. You could also consider potatoes.• Weather-hardy seeds and seedlings include snow peas, lettuce, spring onions, silverbeet and most herbs. Broad beans are best planted• Other plants to consider at this time include parsley, broccoli, cabbage and cauliflower. If you’re trying out Jerusalem artichokes, it’s best to put them in a pot or they could take over.• To get a head-start with vegies in areas with short summers, sow seeds now in seed trays, punnets or small individual pots and keep the seedlings in a warm, well-lit spot such as a glasshouse.
