What to Plant in October in Zone 10
Browse vegetables, herbs, flowers, and fruit with planting windows that include October in USDA zone 10.
October Plan for Zone 10
Read the zone 10 October planting guide for priorities and frost decisions. Also see how to use your first-frost date and What to plant now.
Fall Flower Seeds for Zone 10
Flowers below with a fall window can be sown this month. Dates and zone notes are in these guides:
Planting Calendar
- Banana Pepper: fall planting, August 15 to October 1
- Bean: fall planting, August 15 to October 1
- Beefsteak Tomato: fall planting, August 15 to October 1
- Benary's Giant Zinnia: fall planting, August 15 to October 1
- Brandywine Heirloom Tomato: fall planting, August 15 to October 1
- Cayenne Pepper: fall planting, August 15 to October 1
- Cherry Tomato: fall planting, August 15 to October 1
- Cosmos: fall planting, August 15 to October 1
- French Tarragon: fall planting, August 15 to October 1
- Jalapeño Pepper: fall planting, August 15 to October 1
- Mammoth Sunflower: fall planting, August 15 to October 1
- Marjoram: fall planting, August 15 to October 1
- Morning Glory: fall planting, August 15 to October 1
- Oregano: fall planting, August 15 to October 1
- Poblano Pepper: fall planting, August 15 to October 1
- Pole Bean: fall planting, August 15 to October 1
- Purple Opal Basil: fall planting, August 15 to October 1
- Roma Tomato: fall planting, August 15 to October 1
- Rosemary: fall planting, August 15 to October 1
- Sage: fall planting, August 15 to October 1
- Squash: fall planting, August 15 to October 1
- Thai Basil: fall planting, August 15 to October 1
- Thyme: fall planting, August 15 to October 1
- Tomato: fall planting, August 15 to October 1
- Yellow Pear Tomato: fall planting, August 15 to October 1
- Zinnia: fall planting, August 15 to October 1
- Carrot: fall planting, October 1 to November 15
- Arugula: fall planting, October 15 to December 15
- Beet: fall planting, October 15 to December 15
- Bok Choy: fall planting, October 15 to December 15
- Breadseed Poppy: fall planting, October 15 to December 15
- Broccoli: fall planting, October 15 to December 15
- Brussels Sprouts: fall planting, October 15 to December 15
- Butterhead Lettuce: fall planting, October 15 to December 15
- Cabbage: fall planting, October 15 to December 15
- Cauliflower: fall planting, October 15 to December 15
- Celery: fall planting, October 15 to December 15
- Chervil: fall planting, October 15 to December 15
- Chioggia Beet: fall planting, October 15 to December 15
- Chives: fall planting, October 15 to December 15
- Cilantro: fall planting, October 15 to December 1
- Collard Greens: fall planting, October 15 to December 15
- Dill: fall planting, October 15 to December 15
- Flat-Leaf Parsley: fall planting, October 15 to December 15
- Kale: fall planting, October 15 to December 15
- Kohlrabi: fall planting, October 15 to December 15
- Leek: fall planting, October 15 to December 15
- Lemon Balm: fall planting, October 15 to December 15
- Lettuce: fall planting, October 15 to December 15
- Mint: fall planting, October 15 to December 15
- Nantes Carrot: fall planting, October 15 to December 15
- Onion: fall planting, October 15 to December 15
- Pansy: fall planting, October 15 to December 15
- Parsley: fall planting, October 15 to December 15
- Parsnip: fall planting, October 15 to December 15
- Pea: fall planting, October 15 to December 15
- Peppermint: fall planting, October 15 to December 15
- Radish: fall planting, October 15 to December 15
- Red Leaf Lettuce: fall planting, October 15 to December 15
- Romaine Lettuce: fall planting, October 15 to December 15
- Snapdragon: fall planting, October 15 to December 15
- Spinach: fall planting, October 15 to December 15
- Sugar Snap Pea: fall planting, October 15 to December 15
- Sweet Pea: fall planting, October 15 to December 15
- Swiss Chard: fall planting, October 15 to December 15
- Turnip: fall planting, October 15 to December 15
- Crimson Clover: fall planting, October 21 to November 18
- Hairy Vetch: fall planting, October 21 to November 18
- Oats: fall planting, October 21 to November 18
Zone 10 Guides and Tools
- What to plant in January, zone 10
- What to plant in February, zone 10
- What to plant in March, zone 10
- What to plant in September, zone 10
- What to plant in October, zone 10
- What to plant in November, zone 10
- What to plant in December, zone 10
- Bulb Desk: when to plant spring bulbs
- Garlic Desk
- Fall Fruit Planting Desk
- Seed Viability Check: store and test leftover seed
- Cover Crop Desk
- Frost Harvest Desk
- Garden to Bed checklist
- Harvest Storage Desk
- Fall Leaves Desk: shred leaves and make leaf mold
- Winter Mulch Desk: when to mulch and how much
- Soil Test Desk: test soil and add lime in fall
- Which herbs survive winter by zone
- How to bring rosemary indoors for winter
- When to bring basil and tender herbs indoors
- Succession Desk
- First frost date
- What to plant now
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