July Sowing & Transplanting

What to Plant this Month

July Planting Guide - Summer Rainfall Regions

Hot summer and cold winter with frost in some parts. Includes most of Gauteng and Limpopo Province, the Free State highveld, Mpumalanga highveld, North West and Northern Provinces, and the KZN Midlands.
Plant NameSow or Transplant
CabbageStart in seed trays or plant out (transplant) seedlings or sow seed
MintSow Seed
ParsnipSow seed
PeasSow Seed

July Planting Guide - Humid Sub-Tropical Regions

Warm temperate region including most of the East coast, the Garden Route, and Eastern lowveld. Typified by the humid KZN coastal region, which is very hot and humid in summer (average 18 degrees C).
Plant NameSow or Transplant
BeansSow Seed
BeetrootSow Seed
CabbagePlant out (transplant) seedlings
Cape Gooseberry (also Golden Berry, Inca Berry & Pineapple groundcherry ) Start undercover in seed trays and plant out in 4-6 weeks
Capsicum (also Bell peppers, Sweet peppers) Sow Seed
CarrotSow Seed
Collards & KalePlant out (transplant) seedlings
CucumberSow Seed
GingerPlant Rhizomes
Mustard GreensSow Seed
MintSow Seed
Mustard GreensSow Seed
PotatoPlant seed potatoes
Pumpkin & SquashSow Seed
RadishSow Seed
Rockmelon (also Canteloupe) Sow Seed
Rutabaga & SwedesSow Seed
Shallots Sow Seed
Sweet corn (also corn,maize) Sow Seed
TomatoSow Seed
TurnipSow Seed
Zucchini (also Courgette/Marrow, Summer squash) Sow Seed

July Planting Guide - Dry Summer Sub-Tropical Regions

Warm temperate, typical Mediterranean-type climate with dry,warm sub-tropical summer (normally above 10 degrees C). Cool, wet winter. Confined to the South Western Cape and western part of the Southern Cape.
Plant NameSow or Transplant
BeetrootSow Seed
Cape Gooseberry (also Golden Berry, Inca Berry & Pineapple Ground cherry)Start undercover in seed trays and plant out in 4-6 weeks
CauliflowerSow Seed
Celery & CeleriacSow Seed
MintSow Seed
Mustard GreensSow Seed
PeasSow Seed
PotatoPlant seed potatoes
PeasSow Seed
RadishSow Seed
ShallotsPlant out (transplant) seedlings
TomatoStart undercover in seed trays and plant out in 4-6 weeks
TurnipSow Seed

July Planting Guide - Semi-Arid Regions

Dry and hot in summer. Cold, often with frost in winter. Includes most of the northern part of the Eastern Cape, including the Klein Karoo, the Great Karoo and Northern Cape, as well as some of the northern West Coast towards Namibia.
Plant NameSow or Transplant
Cape Gooseberry (also Golden Berry, Inca Berry ) Start undercover in seed trays and plant out in 4-6 weeks
ChivesSow Seed
Jerusalem Artichokes (also Sunchoke) Plant tubers
MintSow Seed
PeasSow Seed
ShallotsPlant out (transplant) seedlings
Silverbeet (also Swiss Chard) Sow Seed