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Autumn is the best season to enjoy hearty veggies, fruits and herbs. Seek out your local farmer's markets, or grow your own. At Biome, we have many seed varieties for what to plant in autumn from The Little Veggie Patch Co., Select Organic and Eden Seeds. UrbanGreens grow kits are small enough to fit on your windowsill, plus mushroom growing kits so anyone can grow their own!
Autumn Seasonal Eating
When fruits and vegetables have been harvested in season, it means they:
- have been naturally ripened on the plant,
- will be much fresher,
- have a better flavour,
- are typically more nutritious, and
- cost less.
In season produce is generally grown, harvested and available for you to enjoy within a shorter period of time. They haven't been artificially ripened, so it's more nutrient-dense, and because the produce is in peak supply, there is no need for growers to extend the 'season' in greenhouses. Seasonal vegetables, fruits and herbs are at the height of their freshness and flavour, so your meals will taste so much better!
Choosing in season produce means you'll be supporting your local growers and the economy in the most delicious way possible.
Autumn Vegetables in Season Australia
Australia has varied climatic zones from Tasmania to Melbourne, NSW, Brisbane and the northern tropics, and WA from south to north, so what vegetables to plant in Autumn can vary.
Think hearty root veggies like carrots, beetroot, sweet potato, potatoes, parsnip, swede, turnip, daikon and onions.
As well as delicious beans, cabbage, brussels sprouts, broccoli, cauliflower, brussels sprouts, tomato, zucchini, cucumber, pumpkin, squash, capsicum, eggplant, okra, fennel, celery, leek, mushrooms, spring onions, corn, silverbeet, spinach, watercress and lettuce.
Indigenous Australian vegetables include yams, warrigal greens, native leek and water plantain. Learn how to identify Australian edible plants and how to cook with them.
Asian greens like bok choy, choy sum, gai laan and wombok are also in season.
Autumn vegetables are perfect for warming soups, stews, hearty salads, healthy fritters, roasting and stir-fry.
Autumn Fruits In Australia
So many fruits love cooler autumn weather. Fruits in season in Autumn, and at their most delicious, include apples, pear, peach, plum, rhubarb, pomegranate, watermelon, lemon, lime, mandarin, orange, figs, blackberries, raspberries, strawberries and avocado.
To harvest your own, you will have to plan a few years ahead, so with fruits most of us will be heading to purchase at the market!
Autumn fruits in Australia are some of the most delicious, and lend themselves perfectly to a range of desserts, pies, jams and preserves. It's a great time to buy fruits while in season and then ferment, pickle, preserve or make jam.
They even work well when combined with typically savoury foods. Spinach salad with pear and walnuts for example, or roasted cauliflower with pomegranate.
For some places in our lucky country, Autumn and Winter season are quite similar so you can look also at What to plant in Winter.
Grow Your Own Produce With The Little Veggie Patch Co!
Here at Biome, we stock over 50 heirloom seed varieties from The Little Veggie Patch Co, including their fantastic Seed Kits.
Grow Leafy Greens, Culinary Herbs or Edible Flowers, or Balcony gardens. The Little Veggie Patch Co. makes it so easy.
We also have a huge range of organic seeds from Select Organic and Eden Seeds.
Only have a windowsill to work with? Be sure to check out UrbanGreens range of Windowsill Grow Kits. In no time at all you’ll be harvesting your own microgreens, micro herbs, sprouts and more.
Love the meatiness and texture mushrooms bring to a dish? Grow your own with our Little Acre Mushrooms and Life Cykel mushroom kits.
Searching for a gift for someone who loves gardening? Give a gift of seeds with Sow ’n Sow’s seed greeting cards. Gift gorgeous Dahlia’s, Forget-Me-Nots, Poppies, Native Daisies, and so many more.
MORE READING
Beginners Guide to Starting a Veggie Garden
What Veggies to Grow on a Tiny Balcony
