Australia's December Garden Guide | What to Plant Now for a Summer Harvest

[@drewbaker5595]

We are glad that you managed to put the h back into herbs 🇦🇺

[@a.s.3267]

Planting guide for December in Northern Australia: 1) Wash & dry tools. 2) Place tools, seeds, and other paraphernalia in cupboard. 3) Give up on gardening until at least March. 4) Sit in air conditioning watching gardening videos.

[@LowEffortGardening]

I understand how difficult it is to pause gardening for an entire season; many of us across the U.S. share this sentiment as we await springs return in March. You're certainly not alone in this anticipation. Thanks for watching and supporting the channel while you wait!

[@therearemanysidestoastory]

Adelaide is temperate but that's the same here. Unless you are wealthy and can afford water it's cheaper to buy from the green grocer. Except maybe for some herbs that you would spend $4 a bunch on.

[@therearemanysidestoastory]

​@@LowEffortGardening it's interesting listening to an American perspective about gardening in Australian conditions. California has the same climate as Adelaide. I haven't worked out how to keep a vegi garden alive here in summer, everything just burns. We have to pull alot of plants into the shade in summer. I feel like our summers are like northern hemisphere winters where everything just dies.

[@LowEffortGardening]

@sarahashby9211 that sounds incredibly frustrating but I wouldn't give up until I tried installing shade cloth, drip irrigation, and mulch. I know those three things are easier said than done.

[@a.s.3267]

@@therearemanysidestoastory Yeah, herbs are a logical choice to grow, money-wise.

[@Cobloaf69]

i'm from south australia (Adelaide) man its cool to get great info from across the globe. nice work!

[@LowEffortGardening]

Thanks for your kind words! It's amazing how gardening connects people worldwide. I'm glad you enjoyed the content, and I truly appreciate your support!

[@anserbauer309]

Yay! You pronounced 'herbs' properly! (edit) And further in.... 'Basil'! Awesome job! (Edit) And then at 4:41 we went back to Baysel😢. Homework for next video; ore-GAH-no. The veg stuff was good too. Well thought through, well structured presentation. Remember, gold nugget pumpkins planted in October can be ready for Christmas!

[@LowEffortGardening]

Haha thanks for noticing. Pronouncing 'herbs' was fairly easy for me to adopt but 'basal' is more against the grain. I didn't notice I slipped up later on lol. I'll practice pronouncing 'oregano' for the next one. Is the 'gah' like the pronunciation of origami?

[@anserbauer309]

@@LowEffortGardening Yes it is! Good luck!

[@helenebennie3961]

@@LowEffortGardening I got a laugh out of how much effort you put into saying "Herbs." It was worth watching your video for that reason alone. Thank you. By the way the photo of oregano looks more like apple mint to me. 🙃

[@EssEmm3]

Also Tom ah toes not tom ay toes. Appreciate you trying with the herbs and basil

[@gunterbecker8528]

Great advice and helpful information regarding the development of plants

[@LowEffortGardening]

Thank you for the kind words and for watching. I make these videos for people like you

[@madrabbitwoman]

Dill just runs to seed here in summer. Cool weather crop

[@LowEffortGardening]

Thank you for your comment! While I’m not in Australia, I’ve come across several sources suggesting that dill can indeed be planted in December in temperate regions of Australia. For example, The Seed Collection notes that dill thrives in summer conditions, which aligns with December in temperate Australia. It’s always great to hear differing perspectives, though gardening can be so specific to microclimates and conditions! If you have experience that contradicts this, I’d love to hear more about it!

[@annakramar5088]

Mine is seeding in summer in Sydney too.

[@anserbauer309]

@@annakramar5088 Mine went to seed about 2 weeks ago, despite my best efforts to keep it from flowering.... I'm in SW Vic.

[@anserbauer309]

@@LowEffortGardening Probably worth bearing in mind that this year, our Bureau Of Metorology (BOM) has announced Australia (and especially the states you're focused on) has just struggled through the hottest Spring on record, following one of the driest Winters in some areas. The usual rules don't really apply. The birds all bred early, the fruit has all set early and the crops have all dried early, meaning it's been more like mid-January here over the last month or so, rather than November/early December. Dill does OK in cool temperate areas in Summer, but outside high elevations and Tassie, most of South Australia, Victoria and NSW are classed as either warm temperate or arid. It's a much larger area (with a much larger population) than cool temperate zones and this year, the 'arid' weather has dropped much further South and that is what many of us are now dealing with. Makes it tricky to give good, relevant advice based on general research describing general trends. But I like your work.

[@LowEffortGardening]

@anserbauer309 Hey, Anser this is an excellent contribution. You're absolutely right that this is worth mentioning, possibly even a whole video explanation.

[@madrabbitwoman]

Coriander (we don't call it cilantro) is best in the cooler months also

[@LowEffortGardening]

I think coriander is the only one I missed this time. Did you check out the first video I made for you all?

[@therearemanysidestoastory]

Adelaidian here...we call it cilantro but that's just because we heard that it can be called cilantro 😂

[@therearemanysidestoastory]

Adelaide is temperate too.

[@sharonhoffer3599]

There’s actually two temperate zones in Australia - cool temperate and warm temperate

[@LowEffortGardening]

This is important, thank you for sharing!

[@therearemanysidestoastory]

Really? I did not know that! Is that why everything in Adelaide dies in Summer while other temperate zones thrive?

[@666bruv]

In tas, i just started my tommies, and b.sprouts, peas soon when the fence is up

[@annakramar5088]

🤣 Wear gloves. Love your channel. It's 32 in Sydney today.

[@LowEffortGardening]

@@annakramar5088 Thanks so much for the support! Haha, you're absolutely right. I should wear gloves next time. 32°C in Sydney sounds intense! Stay cool and hydrated out there!

[@Power_Prawnstar]

​@@LowEffortGardening39°C in Adelaide followed by a mild 35°C, lovely

[@therearemanysidestoastory]

Lucky you. We've been dealing with 40° days here in Adelaide, it's gross...we seem to be getting some of your humid weather too.

[@kandyrose2149]

What is your growing zone . I’m in 9b in Florida USA

[@LowEffortGardening]

I'm in a chilly 6b! I have a Florida video coming soon! I hope you'll consider watching

[@666bruv]

Hang about, is this geezer up in the snowies?

[@LowEffortGardening]

Lol

[@jeanfsadni6338]

😂 he must be.

[@Power_Prawnstar]

Wait what? Dude has a thick Aussie accent, cant understand him 😂 How dare u suggest that anything from New Zealand will grow on our sacred shores. Shame on you.

[@LowEffortGardening]

Haha thanks for joining the conversation and for subscribing. You all rock

[@therearemanysidestoastory]

Pavlova does.

[@davecannabis]

sorry but ive had enough of septic tanks telling me what to do

[@LowEffortGardening]

Explain what you mean Dave. Don't hold back.

[@666bruv]

​@@LowEffortGardeningseptic tank is rhyming slang for yank. And it seems weird that a seppo is advising australians how to grow a veg garden, considering a seppo doesn't consider the scale and regional differences within the geographical boundaries of the continent. And yt seppos are generally somewhat nutjobs and charlatans. Hope that helps

[@mahaelah6295]

Broooooooooooooo

[@666bruv]

@@LowEffortGardening seppos- septic- septic tank- yank

[@Alan-bi7dm]

You sound like Trump

[@LowEffortGardening]

That's an uncommon statement. Do a lot of Americans sound like him to you?

[@Raven_Poe]

A yankee telling us what to plant in Oz??????? wtf dude !