When to plant warrigal greens in Canberra
Honest answer: warrigal greens is a poor fit for Canberra. Canberra's cool temperate climate doesn't give it a reliable sowing or transplanting window in a typical year. Established plants can still crop January – February.
Cool temperate zone tip
Sow after frost (around October in Melbourne) for a warm-season crop that thrives in the heat.
Frost matters here: the last frost around Canberra typically falls in December, with the first returning around March. Warrigal Greens is frost-sensitive, so keep it inside that frost-free run.
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Can you grow warrigal greens in Canberra?
Canberra's cool temperate climate makes warrigal greens a poor fit: the engine finds no reliable sowing or transplanting window in a typical year.