What to Plant in October, Canberra & ACT

51 crops you can sow in October across Canberra & ACT.

In Season This Month

Fruit (11)

Cape Gooseberry Finger Lime Jaboticaba Loquat Lychee Mandarin Midyim Berry Passionfruit Pepino Pineapple Tamarillo

Herb (11)

Basil Bay Laurel Chives Lemon Balm Lemon Verbena Mint Oregano Parsley Rosemary Summer Savory Thyme

Fruiting (10)

Beans (bush) Choko Cucumber Luffa Pumpkin Rockmelon Scarlet Runner Bean Sweet Corn Watermelon Zucchini

Flower (6)

Alyssum Comfrey Marigold Nasturtium Native Violet Sunflower

Leafy (4)

Amaranth Lettuce Pigface Silverbeet

Micro (4)

Broccoli Sprouts Pea Shoots Radish Sprouts Sunflower Microgreens

Root (3)

Beetroot Carrot Sweet Potato

Mushroom (2)

Oyster Mushroom Shiitake

All October Crops at a Glance

Plant	Category	Harvest	Spacing	Companions
Alyssum	Flower	55d	20cm	Lettuce, Brassicas, Beans
Amaranth	Leafy	30d	30cm	Corn, Onion
Basil	Herb	65d	25cm	Tomato, Capsicum, Oregano
Bay Laurel	Herb	365d	200cm	—
Beans (bush)	Fruiting	65d	20cm	Corn, Carrot, Cucumber
Beetroot	Root	65d	10cm	Lettuce, Onion, Brassicas
Broccoli Sprouts	Micro	7d	1cm	—
Cape Gooseberry	Fruit	90d	60cm	Tomato, Basil
Carrot	Root	85d	5cm	Lettuce, Onion, Leek
Chives	Herb	75d	15cm	Carrot, Tomato
Choko	Fruiting	120d	200cm	—
Comfrey	Flower	60d	60cm	Tomato, Potato, Fruit trees
Cucumber	Fruiting	60d	50cm	Beans, Corn, Nasturtium
Finger Lime	Fruit	1095d	300cm	—
Jaboticaba	Fruit	2555d	400cm	Tropical fruit trees
Lemon Balm	Herb	60d	30cm	Tomato, Brassicas, Fruit trees
Lemon Verbena	Herb	90d	100cm	Tomato, Beans
Lettuce	Leafy	55d	25cm	Carrot, Radish, Chives
Loquat	Fruit	1095d	400cm	Fruit trees
Luffa	Fruiting	120d	150cm	Beans, Corn
Lychee	Fruit	1825d	1000cm	—
Mandarin	Fruit	1095d	400cm	Nasturtium, Marigold
Marigold	Flower	50d	25cm	Tomato, Beans, Capsicum
Midyim Berry	Fruit	365d	100cm	Native plants, Lemon myrtle
Mint	Herb	70d	30cm	Cabbage, Tomato
Nasturtium	Flower	50d	30cm	Cucumber, Zucchini, Pumpkin
Native Violet	Flower	90d	20cm	Native plants, Ferns
Oregano	Herb	90d	30cm	Capsicum, Tomato
Oyster Mushroom	Mushroom	21d	—	—
Parsley	Herb	80d	20cm	Tomato, Carrot
Passionfruit	Fruit	400d	200cm	—
Pea Shoots	Micro	12d	1cm	—
Pepino	Fruit	120d	60cm	Tomato, Capsicum
Pigface	Leafy	60d	40cm	—
Pineapple	Fruit	540d	60cm	—
Pumpkin	Fruiting	120d	150cm	Corn, Beans, Nasturtium
Radish Sprouts	Micro	8d	1cm	—
Rockmelon	Fruiting	85d	100cm	Corn, Nasturtium
Rosemary	Herb	180d	60cm	Sage, Carrot
Scarlet Runner Bean	Fruiting	70d	20cm	Corn, Lettuce, Radish
Shiitake	Mushroom	60d	—	—
Silverbeet	Leafy	60d	30cm	Beans, Onion, Lettuce
Summer Savory	Herb	60d	20cm	Beans, Onion
Sunflower	Flower	80d	50cm	Cucumber, Corn, Tomato
Sunflower Microgreens	Micro	10d	1cm	—
Sweet Corn	Fruiting	90d	30cm	Beans, Pumpkin, Zucchini
Sweet Potato	Root	150d	50cm	Beans, Corn, Marigold
Tamarillo	Fruit	540d	300cm	—
Thyme	Herb	120d	30cm	Cabbage, Strawberry
Watermelon	Fruiting	90d	150cm	Corn, Nasturtium
Zucchini	Fruiting	60d	80cm	Nasturtium, Corn, Beans