What to plant in December in Malaysia
3 vegetables, fruits and herbs to sow or plant in December in Malaysia, for the climate around Central Peninsular Malaysia, Pahang-Selangor border.
Climate: Equatorial lowland climate with no frost, warm nights of 17 to 21 °C, days up to 34 °C, and rain in every month, peaking from September to December with the northeast monsoon.
Vegetables
Water spinach Ipomoea aquatica
A staple leafy green that grows fast in wet, hot conditions year-round.
Harvest: 30–45 daysEasyIn pots
Welsh onion Allium fistulosum
Hardy, cut-and-come-again onion that copes well with heat and rain.
Harvest: 60–80 daysEasyIn pots
Herbs
Sweet basil Ocimum basilicum
Grows fast in the heat and sun and can be picked continuously.
Harvest: 30–40 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →