What to Plant in October
Every crop you can start in October, grouped by USDA hardiness zone. Pick your zone in the header and it will be highlighted below. Each crop links to its exact dates for that zone.
166 crop-and-zone combinations this month. Zone 11b has the most to do, with 65.
Zone 2a & 2bnothing to sow
Nothing goes in the ground in zone 2b during October. See the full zone 2b calendar for the months that do.
Zone 3a & 3b5 to sow
Zone 4a & 4b6 to sow
Zone 5a & 5b7 to sow
Zone 6a & 6b7 to sow
Zone 7a & 7b7 to sow
Zone 8a & 8b9 to sow
Zone 9a & 9b8 to sow
Zone 10a & 10b52 to sow
- Artichoke
- Bachelor's Button (Cornflower)
- Beet
- Black-Eyed Susan
- Broccoli
- Brussels Sprouts
- Cabbage
- Calendula
- Carrot
- Cauliflower
- Chamomile (German)
- Chives
- Cilantro
- Coreopsis (Tickseed)
- Dill
- Gaillardia (Blanket Flower)
- Garlic
- Hollyhock
- Kale
- Kohlrabi
- Larkspur
- Lavender
- Lemon Balm
- Lettuce
- Lisianthus
- Love-in-a-Mist (Nigella)
- Marigold
- Marjoram (Sweet)
- Mint (Spearmint)
- Napa Cabbage (Chinese Cabbage)
- Nasturtium
- Onion
- Oregano
- Pansy / Viola
- Parsley
- Pea
- Petunia
- Potato
- Radish
- Ranunculus
- Rosemary
- Salvia (Scarlet Sage)
- Snapdragon
- Spinach
- Stevia
- Strawflower
- Sweet Alyssum
- Sweet Pea
- Swiss Chard
- Tarragon (French)
- Thyme
- Verbena
Zone 11a & 11b65 to sow
- 7 Pot Douglah Pepper (Chocolate 7 Pot)
- 7 Pot Primo Pepper
- Aji Amarillo Pepper
- Anaheim Pepper (New Mexico, Hatch)
- Annual Geranium (Pelargonium)
- Artichoke
- Arugula
- Bell Pepper
- Bush Beans
- Carolina Reaper Pepper
- Cayenne Pepper
- Chile de Árbol Pepper
- Coleus
- Collard Greens
- Cubanelle Pepper
- Cucumber
- Datil Pepper
- Dorset Naga Pepper
- Dusty Miller
- Eggplant
- Escarole (Endive)
- Eucalyptus
- Fresno Pepper
- Ghost Pepper (Bhut Jolokia)
- Guajillo Pepper (Mirasol)
- Habanero Pepper
- Hungarian Wax Pepper
- Impatiens
- Italian Frying Pepper (Corno di Toro, Marconi)
- Jalapeño Pepper
- Kohlrabi
- Komodo Dragon Pepper
- Lemon Drop Pepper
- Lima Bean
- Lisianthus
- Mini Sweet Pepper (Snacking)
- Mustard Greens
- Naga Viper Pepper
- Napa Cabbage (Chinese Cabbage)
- Okra
- Padrón Pepper
- Pansy / Viola
- Pasilla Pepper (Chilaca)
- Petunia
- Pimento Pepper
- Poblano Pepper (Ancho)
- Rocoto Pepper
- Rosemary
- Scotch Bonnet Pepper
- Serrano Pepper
- Shishito Pepper
- Summer Squash (Yellow)
- Superhot Pepper (Ghost, Reaper, Scorpion)
- Sweet Banana Pepper
- Sweet Cherry Pepper
- Sweet Potato
- Tabasco Pepper
- Thai Chili Pepper (Bird's Eye)
- Tomato
- Torenia (Wishbone Flower)
- Trinidad Moruga Scorpion Pepper
- Trinidad Scorpion Butch T Pepper
- Vinca (Madagascar Periwinkle)
- Wax Begonia
- Zucchini
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