What to Plant in October, South Florida
Tropical to subtropical, frost-free
Part of our South Florida vegetable planting calendar, with a sowing chart for popular crops, frost dates by ZIP code and a season-by-season guide.
See what to plant in October everywhere in the US, region by region and zone by zone.
There are 119 crops you can plant in South Florida in October. Tap any plant for its full calendar, varieties and growing notes.
Fruiting
🫑 Bell Pepper🥒 Bitter Melon🫘 Bush Beans🥒 Chayote🌶️ Chili Pepper🥒 Cucumber🫛 Edamame🍆 Eggplant🫘 Fava Beans🥒 Luffa (Loofah)🫛 Peas🌽 Popcorn🎃 Pumpkin🫛 Snow Peas🎃 Squash🌽 Sweet Corn🟢 Tomatillo🍅 Tomato🥒 Zucchini
Leafy
🌿 Amaranth🥬 Bok Choy🌿 Celery🥬 Kale🥬 Komatsuna🥬 Lettuce🌿 Malabar Spinach🌿 Mizuna🌿 Spinach🥬 Swiss Chard🥬 Tatsoi
Brassica
Root
🥬 Beet🥕 Carrot🌿 Cassava🥬 Celeriac🌿 Daikon🧄 Garlic🫚 Ginger🧅 Green Onion🥕 Hamburg Parsley🧅 Leek🧅 Onion🥕 Parsnip🥔 Potato🌱 Radish🥕 Salsify🥕 Scorzonera🧅 Shallot🍠 Sweet Potato🫚 Turmeric🌿 Turnip
Herb
🌵 Aloe Vera🌿 Basil🌿 Bay Laurel🌿 Chives🌿 Cilantro🌿 Curry Leaf🌿 Dill🌿 Lemon Balm🌿 Lemon Verbena🌾 Lemongrass🌿 Marjoram🌿 Mint🌿 Oregano🌿 Parsley🌿 Rau Ram (Vietnamese Coriander)🌿 Rosemary🌿 Sage🌿 Shiso (Perilla)🌿 Stevia🌿 Summer Savory🌿 Tarragon🌿 Thai Basil🌿 Thyme
Fruit
🥑 Avocado🍌 Banana🍊 Blood Orange🟡 Cape Gooseberry🍈 Custard Apple🐉 Dragon Fruit🍊 Grapefruit Tree🍈 Guava🟣 Jaboticaba🍊 Kumquat🍋 Lemon Tree🍋 Lime Tree🟤 Longan🟠 Loquat🍒 Lychee🍊 Mandarin🥭 Mango🍊 Orange Tree🍈 Papaya💜 Passionfruit🍍 Pineapple🍈 Pomelo🟤 Sapodilla⭐ Star Fruit🍓 Strawberry🍊 Tangelo
Flower
Mushroom
Indoors (microgreens and mushrooms)
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