What to Plant in October, Sydney & Coastal NSW

111 crops you can sow in October across Sydney & Coastal NSW.

In Season This Month

Fruit (28)

Banana Black Sapote Bush Tomato Cape Gooseberry Carob Custard Apple Davidson Plum Dragon Fruit Finger Lime Guava Honeydew Melon Jaboticaba Kakadu Plum Longan Loquat Lychee Mango Midyim Berry Passionfruit Pawpaw Pepino Pineapple Pomelo Queensland Arrowroot Riberry Star Fruit Tamarillo White Sapote

Fruiting (25)

Beans (bush) Bitter Melon Capsicum Chilli Choko Cowpeas (Southern Peas) Cucumber Edamame Eggplant Lablab Lima (Butter) Beans Luffa Okra Peanuts Popcorn Pumpkin Quinoa Rockmelon Scarlet Runner Bean Squash Sweet Corn Tomatillo Watermelon Winged Beans Zucchini

Herb (24)

Aloe Vera Basil Bay Laurel Chives Curry Leaf Galangal Lemon Balm Lemon Myrtle Lemon Verbena Lemongrass Marjoram Mint Native Ginger Oregano Parsley Rosemary Shiso (Perilla) Stevia Summer Savory Tarragon Thai Basil Thyme Vietnamese Coriander Vietnamese Mint

Flower (11)

Alyssum Comfrey Cosmos Dahlia Echinacea Hibiscus Marigold Nasturtium Native Violet Sunflower Zinnia

Root (9)

Beetroot Carrot Cassava Ginger Jicama (Yam Bean) Spring Onion Sweet Potato Taro Turmeric

Leafy (8)

Amaranth Brazilian Spinach Lettuce Malabar Spinach Pigface Silverbeet Warrigal Greens Watercress

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
Aloe Vera	Herb	365d	40cm	Succulents, Herbs
Alyssum	Flower	55d	20cm	Lettuce, Brassicas, Beans
Amaranth	Leafy	30d	30cm	Corn, Onion
Banana	Fruit	450d	300cm	Sweet potato
Basil	Herb	65d	25cm	Tomato, Capsicum, Oregano
Bay Laurel	Herb	365d	200cm	n/a
Beans (bush)	Fruiting	65d	20cm	Corn, Carrot, Cucumber
Beetroot	Root	65d	10cm	Lettuce, Onion, Brassicas
Bitter Melon	Fruiting	70d	100cm	Corn, Beans
Black Sapote	Fruit	1825d	800cm	Tropical fruit trees
Brazilian Spinach	Leafy	60d	40cm	n/a
Broccoli Sprouts	Micro	7d	1cm	n/a
Bush Tomato	Fruit	180d	100cm	Native plants
Cape Gooseberry	Fruit	90d	60cm	Tomato, Basil
Capsicum	Fruiting	100d	45cm	Basil, Tomato, Carrot
Carob	Fruit	1825d	600cm	n/a
Carrot	Root	85d	5cm	Lettuce, Onion, Leek
Cassava	Root	365d	100cm	n/a
Chilli	Fruiting	90d	45cm	Basil, Tomato, Carrot
Chives	Herb	75d	15cm	Carrot, Tomato
Choko	Fruiting	120d	200cm	n/a
Comfrey	Flower	60d	60cm	Tomato, Potato, Fruit trees
Cosmos	Flower	60d	30cm	Tomato, Beans, Capsicum
Cowpeas (Southern Peas)	Fruiting	70d	15cm	Corn, Sorghum, Cucumber
Cucumber	Fruiting	60d	50cm	Beans, Corn, Nasturtium
Curry Leaf	Herb	365d	200cm	n/a
Custard Apple	Fruit	730d	600cm	n/a
Dahlia	Flower	90d	60cm	Marigold, Zinnia, Cosmos
Davidson Plum	Fruit	1095d	400cm	Native plants
Dragon Fruit	Fruit	365d	200cm	n/a
Echinacea	Flower	120d	40cm	Lavender, Yarrow, Rudbeckia
Edamame	Fruiting	80d	15cm	Corn, Cucumber, Marigold
Eggplant	Fruiting	100d	60cm	Beans, Marigold, Thyme
Finger Lime	Fruit	730d	300cm	n/a
Galangal	Herb	300d	60cm	Chilli, Lemongrass
Ginger	Root	270d	25cm	Turmeric
Guava	Fruit	1095d	400cm	n/a
Hibiscus	Flower	120d	150cm	Tropical plants
Honeydew Melon	Fruit	100d	90cm	Corn, Nasturtium, Radish
Jaboticaba	Fruit	1095d	400cm	Tropical fruit trees
Jicama (Yam Bean)	Root	150d	30cm	Corn, Beans
Kakadu Plum	Fruit	1825d	600cm	Native plants
Lablab	Fruiting	70d	30cm	Corn, Sunflower
Lemon Balm	Herb	60d	30cm	Tomato, Brassicas, Fruit trees
Lemon Myrtle	Herb	365d	300cm	Native plants, Finger lime
Lemon Verbena	Herb	90d	100cm	Tomato, Beans
Lemongrass	Herb	180d	80cm	n/a
Lettuce	Leafy	55d	25cm	Carrot, Radish, Chives
Lima (Butter) Beans	Fruiting	90d	20cm	Corn, Cucumber, Sunflower
Longan	Fruit	730d	800cm	Lychee, Mango
Loquat	Fruit	365d	400cm	Fruit trees
Luffa	Fruiting	120d	150cm	Beans, Corn
Lychee	Fruit	1095d	1000cm	n/a
Malabar Spinach	Leafy	50d	40cm	Corn, Beans
Mango	Fruit	1095d	800cm	n/a
Marigold	Flower	50d	25cm	Tomato, Beans, Capsicum
Marjoram	Herb	75d	25cm	Capsicum, Tomato, Beans
Midyim Berry	Fruit	365d	100cm	Native plants, Lemon myrtle
Mint	Herb	70d	30cm	Cabbage, Tomato
Nasturtium	Flower	50d	30cm	Cucumber, Zucchini, Pumpkin
Native Ginger	Herb	365d	60cm	Native plants, Davidson plum
Native Violet	Flower	90d	20cm	Native plants, Ferns
Okra	Fruiting	75d	40cm	Basil, Capsicum
Oregano	Herb	90d	30cm	Capsicum, Tomato
Oyster Mushroom	Mushroom	21d	0cm	n/a
Parsley	Herb	80d	20cm	Tomato, Carrot
Passionfruit	Fruit	400d	200cm	n/a
Pawpaw	Fruit	300d	200cm	n/a
Pea Shoots	Micro	12d	1cm	n/a
Peanuts	Fruiting	140d	30cm	Corn, Cucumber, Sunflower
Pepino	Fruit	120d	60cm	Tomato, Capsicum
Pigface	Leafy	60d	40cm	n/a
Pineapple	Fruit	540d	60cm	n/a
Pomelo	Fruit	730d	500cm	Comfrey
Popcorn	Fruiting	120d	30cm	Beans, Pumpkin, Lettuce
Pumpkin	Fruiting	120d	150cm	Corn, Beans, Nasturtium
Queensland Arrowroot	Fruit	300d	100cm	n/a
Quinoa	Fruiting	120d	30cm	Corn, Beans
Radish Sprouts	Micro	8d	1cm	n/a
Riberry	Fruit	730d	400cm	Native plants, Finger lime, Lemon myrtle
Rockmelon	Fruiting	85d	100cm	Corn, Nasturtium
Rosemary	Herb	180d	60cm	Sage, Carrot
Scarlet Runner Bean	Fruiting	70d	20cm	Corn, Lettuce, Radish
Shiitake	Mushroom	60d	0cm	n/a
Shiso (Perilla)	Herb	50d	30cm	Eggplant, Tomato
Silverbeet	Leafy	60d	30cm	Beans, Onion, Lettuce
Spring Onion	Root	60d	10cm	Carrot, Lettuce, Tomato
Squash	Fruiting	65d	80cm	Corn, Beans, Nasturtium
Star Fruit	Fruit	300d	600cm	n/a
Stevia	Herb	90d	30cm	Herbs
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 Potato	Root	150d	50cm	Beans, Corn, Marigold
Tamarillo	Fruit	540d	300cm	n/a
Taro	Root	270d	60cm	n/a
Tarragon	Herb	75d	40cm	Most vegetables
Thai Basil	Herb	60d	25cm	Tomato, Capsicum, Eggplant
Thyme	Herb	120d	30cm	Cabbage, Strawberry
Tomatillo	Fruiting	85d	60cm	Basil, Marigold, Coriander
Turmeric	Root	270d	30cm	Ginger
Vietnamese Coriander	Herb	40d	30cm	Chilli, Eggplant
Vietnamese Mint	Herb	60d	30cm	n/a
Warrigal Greens	Leafy	60d	60cm	n/a
Watercress	Leafy	40d	15cm	Mint, Lettuce
Watermelon	Fruiting	90d	150cm	Corn, Nasturtium
White Sapote	Fruit	1095d	600cm	n/a
Winged Beans	Fruiting	65d	30cm	Corn, Sweet potato, Basil
Zinnia	Flower	60d	25cm	Tomato, Beans, Cucumber
Zucchini	Fruiting	60d	80cm	Nasturtium, Corn, Beans

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