What to Plant in October, Melbourne & Victoria

56 crops you can sow in October across Melbourne & Victoria.

In Season This Month

Fruiting (20)

Beans (bush) Bitter Melon Capsicum Chilli Choko Cucumber Eggplant Luffa Okra Popcorn Pumpkin Quinoa Rockmelon Scarlet Runner Bean Snake Beans Sweet Corn Tomato Watermelon Winged Beans Zucchini

Herb (12)

Basil Bay Laurel Lemon Balm Lemon Verbena Mint Oregano Rosemary Shiso (Perilla) Stevia Summer Savory Thyme Vietnamese Mint

Fruit (7)

Cape Gooseberry Jaboticaba Loquat Midyim Berry Passionfruit Pepino Tamarillo

Flower (6)

Alyssum Comfrey Marigold Nasturtium Native Violet Sunflower

Leafy (4)

Amaranth Pigface Silverbeet Warrigal Greens

Micro (4)

Broccoli Sprouts Pea Shoots Radish Sprouts Sunflower Microgreens

Mushroom (2)

Oyster Mushroom Shiitake

Root (1)

Sweet Potato

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
Bitter Melon	Fruiting	70d	100cm	Corn, Beans
Broccoli Sprouts	Micro	7d	1cm	—
Cape Gooseberry	Fruit	90d	60cm	Tomato, Basil
Capsicum	Fruiting	100d	45cm	Basil, Tomato, Carrot
Chilli	Fruiting	90d	45cm	Basil, Tomato, Carrot
Choko	Fruiting	120d	200cm	—
Comfrey	Flower	60d	60cm	Tomato, Potato, Fruit trees
Cucumber	Fruiting	60d	50cm	Beans, Corn, Nasturtium
Eggplant	Fruiting	100d	60cm	Beans, Marigold, Thyme
Jaboticaba	Fruit	2555d	400cm	Tropical fruit trees
Lemon Balm	Herb	60d	30cm	Tomato, Brassicas, Fruit trees
Lemon Verbena	Herb	90d	100cm	Tomato, Beans
Loquat	Fruit	1095d	400cm	Fruit trees
Luffa	Fruiting	120d	150cm	Beans, Corn
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
Okra	Fruiting	75d	40cm	Basil, Capsicum
Oregano	Herb	90d	30cm	Capsicum, Tomato
Oyster Mushroom	Mushroom	21d	—	—
Passionfruit	Fruit	400d	200cm	—
Pea Shoots	Micro	12d	1cm	—
Pepino	Fruit	120d	60cm	Tomato, Capsicum
Pigface	Leafy	60d	40cm	—
Popcorn	Fruiting	120d	30cm	Beans, Pumpkin, Lettuce
Pumpkin	Fruiting	120d	150cm	Corn, Beans, Nasturtium
Quinoa	Fruiting	120d	30cm	Corn, Beans
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	—	—
Shiso (Perilla)	Herb	50d	30cm	Eggplant, Tomato
Silverbeet	Leafy	60d	30cm	Beans, Onion, Lettuce
Snake Beans	Fruiting	55d	20cm	Carrot, Corn
Stevia	Herb	90d	30cm	Herbs
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
Tomato	Fruiting	85d	60cm	Basil, Carrot, Marigold
Vietnamese Mint	Herb	60d	30cm	—
Warrigal Greens	Leafy	60d	60cm	—
Watermelon	Fruiting	90d	150cm	Corn, Nasturtium
Winged Beans	Fruiting	65d	30cm	Corn, Sweet potato, Basil
Zucchini	Fruiting	60d	80cm	Nasturtium, Corn, Beans