New Zealand Growing Guides
Pick your region for a monthly planting calendar tuned to your climate. Aotearoa runs from subtropical Northland to frosty Central Otago, so the right sowing month is different wherever you garden.
🌴
NorthlandSubtropical166 plants with monthly sow windows →
🌿
AucklandWarm temperate166 plants with monthly sow windows →
🌱
Waikato & Bay of PlentyWarm temperate146 plants with monthly sow windows →
🍃
Wellington & Lower North IslandTemperate, windy146 plants with monthly sow windows →
☀️
Nelson & MarlboroughSunny temperate146 plants with monthly sow windows →
❄️
CanterburyCool temperate140 plants with monthly sow windows →
🏔️
Otago & SouthlandCold temperate140 plants with monthly sow windows →
⛰️
Central OtagoSemi-continental135 plants with monthly sow windows →
Not sure which region fits? Most of New Zealand follows the temperate calendars; choose the nearest main centre. Coastal gardens are milder than inland, and frost timing is the key local variable.
