What to plant in January in New Zealand
3 vegetables, fruits and herbs to sow or plant in January in New Zealand, for the climate around Waikato, New Zealand.
Climate: Cool temperate maritime climate with frosts from May to September (coldest night 0 °C), warm summers peaking near 27 °C, and rain spread fairly evenly through the year, heaviest in summer.
Vegetables
Silverbeet Beta vulgaris
Hardy leafy crop that copes with frost and keeps producing through the mild, wet months.
Harvest: 50–60 daysEasyIn pots
Carrot Daucus carota
Deep, well-drained beds or pots suit carrots, and the mild temperatures give sweet roots.
Harvest: 70–80 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Herbs
Basil Ocimum basilicum
Warm summer days produce lush leaves, and it grows happily in a sunny pot on a balcony.
Harvest: 60–70 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →