What to Plant in October, Midwest & Great Lakes

Continental, cold winters and warm summers · first-pass calendar, under local review

Part of our Midwest & Great Lakes 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.

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There are 17 crops you can plant in Midwest & Great Lakes in October. Tap any plant for its full calendar, varieties and growing notes.

Root

🧄 Garlic 🧅 Shallot

Fruit

🫐 Blackcurrant 🌰 Chestnut 🫐 Elderberry 🫐 Gooseberry 🌰 Hazelnut 🍐 Medlar 🟢 Pawpaw (American)🟡 Quince 🫐 Redcurrant 🌰 Walnut

Indoors (microgreens and mushrooms)

🌱 Broccoli Microgreens 🌱 Pea Shoots 🌱 Radish Microgreens 🌱 Sunflower Microgreens 🍄 Oyster Mushroom

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Every crop, every month, plus varieties and growing notes.

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