What to Plant in October, Tasmania

116 crops you can sow in October across Tasmania.

In Season This Month

Herb (19)

Bay Laurel Chamomile Chives Coriander Dill Lemon Balm Lemon Verbena Lovage Marjoram Mint Mountain Pepper Oregano Parsley Rosemary Sage Sea Celery Summer Savory Tarragon Thyme

Leafy (18)

Bok Choy Celery Endive Fennel Good King Henry Kale Komatsuna Lettuce Mibuna Mizuna Pigface Rocket Silverbeet Sorrel Spinach Tatsoi Warrigal Greens Watercress

Fruiting (17)

Asparagus Beans (bush) Capsicum Chilli Cucumber Eggplant Globe Artichoke Peas Pumpkin Quinoa Scarlet Runner Bean Snow Peas Squash Sweet Corn Tomatillo Tomato Zucchini

Fruit (17)

Blood Orange Bunya Nut Cape Gooseberry Cumquat Feijoa Finger Lime Lemon Tree Lime Tree Loquat Mandarin Native Raspberry Olive Orange Tree Pepino Pomegranate Strawberry Tangelo

Flower (17)

Alyssum Borage Calendula Comfrey Cornflower Cosmos Dahlia Echinacea Lavender Marigold Nasturtium Native Violet Snapdragon Sunflower Sweet Pea Viola Yarrow

Root (13)

Beetroot Carrot Celeriac Hamburg Parsley Horseradish Jerusalem Artichoke Parsnip Potato Radish Salsify Scorzonera Spring Onion Turnip

Brassica (9)

Broccoli Broccolini Brussels Sprouts Cabbage Collards Gai Lan Kohlrabi Leek Mustard Greens

Micro (4)

Broccoli Sprouts Pea Shoots Radish Sprouts Sunflower Microgreens

Mushroom (2)

Oyster Mushroom Shiitake

All October Crops at a Glance

Plant	Category	Harvest	Spacing	Companions
Alyssum	Flower	55d	20cm	Lettuce, Brassicas, Beans
Asparagus	Fruiting	730d	40cm	Tomato, Parsley, Basil
Bay Laurel	Herb	365d	200cm	n/a
Beans (bush)	Fruiting	65d	20cm	Corn, Carrot, Cucumber
Beetroot	Root	65d	10cm	Lettuce, Onion, Brassicas
Blood Orange	Fruit	730d	400cm	Comfrey
Bok Choy	Leafy	50d	20cm	Beetroot, Celery
Borage	Flower	60d	40cm	Strawberry, Tomato, Cucumber
Broccoli	Brassica	90d	45cm	Beetroot, Onion, Celery
Broccoli Sprouts	Micro	7d	1cm	n/a
Broccolini	Brassica	70d	30cm	Beetroot, Onion, Celery
Brussels Sprouts	Brassica	120d	60cm	Beetroot, Onion
Bunya Nut	Fruit	5110d	1500cm	Native plants
Cabbage	Brassica	90d	50cm	Beetroot, Onion, Dill
Calendula	Flower	60d	25cm	Tomato, Brassicas, Beans
Cape Gooseberry	Fruit	90d	60cm	Tomato, Basil
Capsicum	Fruiting	100d	45cm	Basil, Tomato, Carrot
Carrot	Root	85d	5cm	Lettuce, Onion, Leek
Celeriac	Root	150d	30cm	Leek, Beans, Brassicas
Celery	Leafy	120d	25cm	Leek, Tomato, Beans
Chamomile	Herb	60d	20cm	Brassicas, Onion, Lettuce
Chilli	Fruiting	90d	45cm	Basil, Tomato, Carrot
Chives	Herb	75d	15cm	Carrot, Tomato
Collards	Brassica	75d	45cm	Beetroot, Onion, Dill
Comfrey	Flower	60d	60cm	Tomato, Potato, Fruit trees
Coriander	Herb	50d	15cm	Spinach, Dill
Cornflower	Flower	70d	20cm	Wildflowers, Grains
Cosmos	Flower	60d	30cm	Tomato, Beans, Capsicum
Cucumber	Fruiting	60d	50cm	Beans, Corn, Nasturtium
Cumquat	Fruit	730d	200cm	Comfrey
Dahlia	Flower	90d	60cm	Marigold, Zinnia, Cosmos
Dill	Herb	60d	25cm	Cabbage, Onion, Corn
Echinacea	Flower	120d	40cm	Lavender, Yarrow, Rudbeckia
Eggplant	Fruiting	100d	60cm	Beans, Marigold, Thyme
Endive	Leafy	45d	25cm	Lettuce, Radish, Carrot
Feijoa	Fruit	730d	300cm	Fruit trees, Comfrey
Fennel	Leafy	80d	30cm	n/a
Finger Lime	Fruit	730d	300cm	n/a
Gai Lan	Brassica	55d	25cm	Beetroot, Onion, Dill
Globe Artichoke	Fruiting	365d	100cm	Sunflower, Tarragon, Peas
Good King Henry	Leafy	90d	40cm	Fruit trees
Hamburg Parsley	Root	120d	15cm	Tomato, Asparagus
Horseradish	Root	300d	40cm	Potato, Apple, Rhubarb
Jerusalem Artichoke	Root	150d	40cm	Corn, Beans, Sunflower
Kale	Leafy	70d	40cm	Beetroot, Onion, Celery
Kohlrabi	Brassica	60d	20cm	Beetroot, Onion
Komatsuna	Leafy	35d	20cm	Lettuce, Beans
Lavender	Flower	90d	60cm	Brassicas, Tomato, Rosemary
Leek	Brassica	120d	15cm	Carrot, Celery
Lemon Balm	Herb	60d	30cm	Tomato, Brassicas, Fruit trees
Lemon Tree	Fruit	730d	300cm	Comfrey
Lemon Verbena	Herb	90d	100cm	Tomato, Beans
Lettuce	Leafy	55d	25cm	Carrot, Radish, Chives
Lime Tree	Fruit	730d	300cm	Comfrey
Loquat	Fruit	365d	400cm	Fruit trees
Lovage	Herb	90d	60cm	Beans, Potato
Mandarin	Fruit	730d	400cm	Nasturtium, Marigold
Marigold	Flower	50d	25cm	Tomato, Beans, Capsicum
Marjoram	Herb	75d	25cm	Capsicum, Tomato, Beans
Mibuna	Leafy	35d	15cm	Lettuce, Radish
Mint	Herb	70d	30cm	Cabbage, Tomato
Mizuna	Leafy	40d	20cm	Carrot, Lettuce
Mountain Pepper	Herb	730d	200cm	Native plants, Finger lime
Mustard Greens	Brassica	40d	25cm	Beetroot, Carrot
Nasturtium	Flower	50d	30cm	Cucumber, Zucchini, Pumpkin
Native Raspberry	Fruit	365d	100cm	Native plants
Native Violet	Flower	90d	20cm	Native plants, Ferns
Olive	Fruit	1460d	500cm	Lavender, Rosemary, Thyme
Orange Tree	Fruit	730d	400cm	Comfrey
Oregano	Herb	90d	30cm	Capsicum, Tomato
Oyster Mushroom	Mushroom	21d	0cm	n/a
Parsley	Herb	80d	20cm	Tomato, Carrot
Parsnip	Root	120d	10cm	Rosemary, Beans
Pea Shoots	Micro	12d	1cm	n/a
Peas	Fruiting	75d	10cm	Carrot, Radish, Corn
Pepino	Fruit	120d	60cm	Tomato, Capsicum
Pigface	Leafy	60d	40cm	n/a
Pomegranate	Fruit	365d	300cm	Lavender, Rosemary
Potato	Root	90d	30cm	Beans, Nasturtium, Marigold
Pumpkin	Fruiting	120d	150cm	Corn, Beans, Nasturtium
Quinoa	Fruiting	120d	30cm	Corn, Beans
Radish	Root	30d	5cm	Lettuce, Carrot
Radish Sprouts	Micro	8d	1cm	n/a
Rocket	Leafy	40d	15cm	Lettuce, Carrot
Rosemary	Herb	180d	60cm	Sage, Carrot
Sage	Herb	75d	50cm	Rosemary, Brassicas, Carrot
Salsify	Root	120d	15cm	Carrot, Lettuce, Onion
Scarlet Runner Bean	Fruiting	70d	20cm	Corn, Lettuce, Radish
Scorzonera	Root	120d	15cm	Carrot, Onion
Sea Celery	Herb	90d	30cm	Pigface, Samphire
Shiitake	Mushroom	60d	0cm	n/a
Silverbeet	Leafy	60d	30cm	Beans, Onion, Lettuce
Snapdragon	Flower	70d	25cm	Marigold, Alyssum, Calendula
Snow Peas	Fruiting	60d	10cm	Carrot, Radish, Corn
Sorrel	Leafy	60d	30cm	Strawberry, Lettuce
Spinach	Leafy	55d	20cm	Strawberry, Pea
Spring Onion	Root	60d	10cm	Carrot, Lettuce, Tomato
Squash	Fruiting	65d	80cm	Corn, Beans, Nasturtium
Strawberry	Fruit	90d	30cm	Borage, Lettuce, Spinach
Summer Savory	Herb	60d	20cm	Beans, Onion
Sunflower	Flower	80d	50cm	Cucumber, Corn, Tomato
Sunflower Microgreens	Micro	10d	1cm	n/a
Sweet Corn	Fruiting	90d	30cm	Beans, Pumpkin, Zucchini
Sweet Pea	Flower	75d	15cm	Beans, Lettuce
Tangelo	Fruit	730d	400cm	Comfrey
Tarragon	Herb	75d	40cm	Most vegetables
Tatsoi	Leafy	45d	20cm	Carrot, Onion
Thyme	Herb	120d	30cm	Cabbage, Strawberry
Tomatillo	Fruiting	85d	60cm	Basil, Marigold, Coriander
Tomato	Fruiting	85d	60cm	Basil, Carrot, Marigold
Turnip	Root	55d	15cm	Peas, Lettuce, Onion
Viola	Flower	70d	15cm	Lettuce, Strawberry
Warrigal Greens	Leafy	60d	60cm	n/a
Watercress	Leafy	40d	15cm	Mint, Lettuce
Yarrow	Flower	90d	40cm	Brassicas, Tomato, Herbs
Zucchini	Fruiting	60d	80cm	Nasturtium, Corn, Beans

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