What to Plant in October in Zone 10
52 crops you can start in zone 10a & 10b during October. The dates are worked out from zone 10's typical frosts: last spring frost around Jan 30, first fall frost around Dec 20. Each crop links to its full dates for zone 10.
Start indoors in October
Seeds to start under lights or on a sunny sill this month. Dates are the indoor-start window for zone 10.
Vegetables & herbs
- ArtichokeAug–DecFall
- BeetAug–JanFall
- BroccoliAug–DecFall
- CabbageAug–DecFall
- CauliflowerAug–DecFall
- Chamomile (German)Aug–JanFall
- ChivesAug–FebFall
- DillAug–NovFall
- KaleAug–DecFall
- LettuceAug–DecFall
- OnionAug–NovFall
- ParsleyJul–MarFall
- PotatoAug–DecFall
- SpinachAug–DecFall
- Swiss ChardAug–JanFall
Flowers
- Black-Eyed SusanAug–JanFall
- HollyhockAug–JanFall
- LisianthusOct 31–Nov 7
- Pansy / ViolaAug–NovFall
- PetuniaJul–JanFall
- SnapdragonJul–DecFall
- StrawflowerAug–DecFall
- Sweet AlyssumAug–JanFall
Sow or plant outside in October
What goes in the ground this month, either as seed or as a transplant. Dates are the planting-out window for zone 10.
Vegetables & herbs
- ArtichokeTransplantOct–FebFall
- BeetTransplantSep–FebFall
- BroccoliTransplantSep–JanFall
- Brussels SproutsTransplantSep–NovFall
- CabbageTransplantSep–JanFall
- CarrotDirect sowSep–MarFall
- CauliflowerTransplantSep–JanFall
- Chamomile (German)TransplantOct–MarFall
- ChivesTransplantOct–AprFall
- CilantroDirect sowOct–JanFall
- DillTransplantOct–JanFall
- GarlicPlant clovesOct–NovFall
- KaleTransplantSep–JanFall
- KohlrabiSow or transplantOct 12–Oct 26Fall
- LavenderPlant a nursery startOct–AprFall
- Lemon BalmTransplantOct–NovFall
- LettuceTransplantSep–JanFall
- Marjoram (Sweet)TransplantOct–NovFall
- Mint (Spearmint)Plant a nursery startOct–NovFall
- Napa Cabbage (Chinese Cabbage)Sow or transplantOct 10–Oct 24Fall
- OnionTransplantOct–JanFall
- OreganoTransplantOct–NovFall
- ParsleyTransplantOct–AprFall
- PeaDirect sowSep–JanFall
- PotatoTransplantSep–JanFall
- RadishDirect sowSep–MarFall
- RosemaryTransplantOct–NovFall
- SpinachTransplantSep–JanFall
- SteviaPlant a nursery startOct–NovFall
- Swiss ChardTransplantSep–FebFall
- Tarragon (French)Plant a nursery startOct–NovFall
- ThymeTransplantOct–NovFall
Flowers
- Bachelor's Button (Cornflower)Sow or transplantSep–NovFall
- Black-Eyed SusanTransplantOct–MarFall
- CalendulaTransplantSep–NovFall
- Coreopsis (Tickseed)TransplantOct–NovFall
- Gaillardia (Blanket Flower)Sow or transplantSep–NovFall
- HollyhockTransplantOct–MarFall
- LarkspurDirect sowSep–JanFall
- Love-in-a-Mist (Nigella)Direct sowOct–MarFall
- MarigoldTransplantSep–OctFall
- NasturtiumDirect sowOct–JanFall
- Pansy / ViolaTransplantOct–JanFall
- PetuniaTransplantSep–MarFall
- RanunculusPlant bulbsOct–NovFall
- Salvia (Scarlet Sage)TransplantSep–OctFall
- SnapdragonTransplantSep–FebFall
- StrawflowerTransplantOct–FebFall
- Sweet AlyssumTransplantOct–MarFall
- Sweet PeaDirect sowOct–FebFall
- VerbenaSow or transplantSep–NovFall
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What to plant in October in zone 10: 52 crops to start indoors or plant outside, including lettuce, pea, potato, radish, with exact dates for zone 10a and 10b.
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