What to Plant in October, Southern California
Mediterranean · first-pass calendar, under local review
There are 122 crops you can plant in Southern California in October. Tap any plant for its full calendar, varieties and growing notes.
Fruiting
🌱 Asparagus🫘 Fava Beans🌿 Florence Fennel🌵 Globe Artichoke🫛 Peas🌾 Quinoa🌿 Rhubarb🌺 Scarlet Runner Bean🫛 Snow Peas
Leafy
🌿 Arugula🥬 Bok Choy🌿 Celery🌿 Chicory🥬 Collard Greens🥬 Endive & Escarole🌿 Fennel (Herb)🥬 Kale🥬 Komatsuna🥬 Lettuce🌿 Mibuna🥬 Radicchio🌿 Sorrel🌿 Spinach🥬 Swiss Chard🥬 Tatsoi🌿 Watercress
Brassica
🥦 Broccoli🥦 Broccolini🥬 Brussels Sprouts🥬 Cabbage🥬 Cauliflower🥬 Gai Lan (Chinese Broccoli)🥬 Kohlrabi🥬 Mustard Greens🥬 Napa Cabbage
Root
🥬 Beet🥕 Carrot🥬 Celeriac🌿 Daikon🧄 Garlic🧅 Green Onion🥕 Hamburg Parsley🌶️ Horseradish🧅 Leek🧅 Onion🥕 Parsnip🥔 Potato🌱 Radish🟡 Rutabaga🥕 Salsify🥕 Scorzonera🌻 Sunchoke🌿 Turnip
Herb
🌿 Bay Laurel🌼 Chamomile🌿 Chives🌿 Cilantro🌿 Dill🌿 Lemon Balm🌾 Lemongrass🌿 Lovage🌿 Marjoram🌿 Mint🌿 Oregano🌿 Parsley🌿 Rosemary🌿 Sage🌿 Tarragon🌿 Thyme
Fruit
🍎 Apple🟠 Apricot🥑 Avocado🍌 Banana🫐 Blackberry🫐 Blueberry🫐 Boysenberry🟡 Cape Gooseberry🍒 Cherry🍈 Custard Apple🐉 Dragon Fruit🫐 Elderberry🫒 Fig🟢 Finger Lime🍇 Grape🍈 Guava🥝 Kiwifruit🍋 Lemon Tree🍋 Lime Tree🟠 Loquat🌰 Macadamia🍊 Mandarin🫐 Mulberry🍑 Nectarine🫒 Olive💜 Passionfruit🍑 Peach🍐 Pear🌰 Pecan🟡 Pepino Melon🟠 Persimmon🟢 Pineapple Guava (Feijoa)🟣 Plum🍎 Pomegranate🌵 Prickly Pear (Nopal)🟡 Quince🍓 Strawberry🔴 Tamarillo
Flower
💙 Borage🌼 Calendula🌸 Cornflower🌼 Marigold🌺 Nasturtium🌸 Snapdragon🤍 Sweet Alyssum🌸 Sweet Pea🌸 Viola & Pansy
Micro
Mushroom
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