plants for a queensland summer

nick

well i think the last of the frost has departed and i am now keen to here what people think I should put in my AP and dirt garden. The dirt garden is restricted to a small dirt patch watered by the grey water pipe. I have about a bed and a half that will be planted out over the next month.

I have already thought of tomatoes, cucumbers, chillis, basil, parsley, pumpkin, zuchini and capsicums.

Now what would would plant for a queensland summer with no shade clothe protection.

keen to here all responses and will plant those I like the most,
Cheers Nick

EllKayBee

Here you go Nick, copied this from a Queensland site and took the relevant vegies for my area

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January
capsicum, cucumber, lettuce, radish, tomato & zucchini
choko, eggplant, rockmelon, snake bean, sweet corn, sweet potato & watermelon
February
capsicum, cucumber, eggplant, lettuce, radish, sweet corn & zucchini
choko, pumpkin, snake beans, squash, sweet potato & tomato
March
carrot, cauliflower, French beans, leeks, lettuce, silver beet, spring onion & radish
capsicum, cucumber, eggplant, potatoes, sweet corn, sweet potato & tomato
April
beetroot, broccoli, cabbage, carrot, cauliflower, celery, lettuce, radish & spring onion
Brussels sprout, capsicum, endive, French beans, garlic, kohl rabi, leeks, onions, potatoes, silver beet, spinach, sweet potato & tomato
May
broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, carrot, kohl rabi, lettuce, radish, silver beet, spring onion & turnip
beetroot, broad beans, Brussels sprout, capsicum, celery, chicory, endive, French beans, garlic, leeks, onions, parsnip, peas, potatoes, spinach, swede, sweet potato & tomato
June
carrot, cauliflower, kohl rabi, lettuce, radish, spring onion & turnip
beetroot, broad beans, broccoli, cabbage, capsicum, celery, endive, French beans, garlic, leeks, onions, parsnip, peas, potatoes, silver beet, spinach, swede, sweet potato & tomato
July
carrot, kohl rabi, lettuce, radish, spring onion & turnip
beetroot, broccoli, cabbage, capsicum, celery, endive, French bean, garlic, leeks, peas, potatoes, silver beet, swede, sweet potato & tomato
August
kohl rabi, lettuce & radish
beetroot, carrot, capsicum, celery, cucumber, eggplant, French beans, okra, potatoes, pumpkin, silver beet, spring onion, squash, sweet potato, tomato & zucchini
September
carrot, choko, cucumber, eggplant, French beans, lettuce, radish, spring onion, squash & tomato
beetroot, capsicum, kohl rabi, okra, pumpkin, rockmelon, rosella, silver beet, sweet corn, sweet potato, watermelon & zucchini
October
capsicum, choko, cucumber, eggplant, French beans, lettuce, okra, pumpkin, radish, spring onion, tomato & zucchini
rockmelon, rosella, squash, sweet potato, watermelon & sweet corn
November
capsicum, choko, cucumber, eggplant, lettuce, squash, sweet corn, sweet potato, radish, snake beans, tomato, zucchini
okra, pumpkin, rockmelon, rosella, spring onion, & watermelon
December
capsicum, cucumber, eggplant, lettuce, radish, snake bean, sweet potato, tomato & zucchini
choko, okra, pumpkin, rockmelon, rosella, sweet corn & watermelon

timmy

nick, if you have a hot house i'd love to see someone have a go at growing a vanilla orchid. I was growing one in mackay before i moved to perth and i reckon they would love the constant flood of nutrients in an AP. they like heat and humidity though so in brisbane it will need to be in a hot house.
don't believe anyone that tells you they are slow growing - mine was massive inside of 6 months. you'll need to hand pollenate if you want to get a harvest of beans off them as well.

veggie boy

Timmy - did you manage to get pods? I understand that you need to get them to start growing downwards for them to flower. I have a little bit of a vine here (and I mean little as in a few cm), the rest got eaten by a possum or something. Co-incidentally, today I put this last bit in the grow-bed. They root fairly easilly - so hopefully it will regenerate.

timmy

They will start getting flowers once they are atleast 2m in length. that usually entails training them back down so you can actually each them.
mine was just starting to grow the stem the flowers come off when i had to leave for perth, and when i gave it away they managed to get it frost damaged (in mackay if you can believe it) and it wiped the thing pretty bad.

they shoot easily though. once you get a mature plant make cuttings so that you have a backup.

once i have my own place i want to build a hot house and see if i can grow one again.

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