Vegetable
Asparagus
Patience — a 20-year crop if you set it up well.
Plant seedlings· ~104 wks to harvest
Winter in the garden
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A sowing calendar for the Mornington Peninsula — what goes in the ground this month, plus tips from local growers.
5 crops to sow in June
Fruiting
Fruit trees (bare-root)
Apples, pears, stone fruit — winter is planting season.
Plant seedlings· ~104 wks to harvest
Root crop
Onions
Long-season — plant out winter for a summer harvest.
Sow or transplant· ~24 wks to harvest
Vegetable
Rhubarb
Plant crowns in winter — never harvest in the first year.
Plant seedlings· ~52 wks to harvest
Fruiting
Strawberries
Bare-rooted runners go in over winter for a spring crop.
Plant seedlings· ~20 wks to harvest