What to sow in October in New Zealand
In October, carrot, beetroot, parsnip and more can go in outdoors in most of New Zealand, with potato, Brussels sprout, strawberry outdoors only in milder places.
It’s spring here. Seasons run the other way from the northern hemisphere, so October in New Zealand is like April in the UK.
Outdoors in most of New Zealand
Good to go in 60% of towns or more.
CarrotSow · 100% of towns
BeetrootSow · 100% of towns
ParsnipSow · 93% of towns
RadishSow · 100% of towns
TurnipSow · 100% of towns
LettuceSow · 100% of towns
SpinachSow · 100% of towns
Swiss chardSow · 100% of towns
RocketSow · 100% of towns
PeaSow · 100% of towns
LeekSow · 100% of towns
Spring onionSow · 100% of towns
ShallotPlant · 62% of towns
CabbageSow · 100% of towns
BroccoliSow · 100% of towns
CauliflowerSow · 100% of towns
KaleSow · 100% of towns
Pak choiSow · 100% of towns
BasilSow · 100% of towns
ParsleySow · 100% of towns
CorianderSow · 100% of towns
ChivesSow · 93% of towns
MintSow · 100% of towns
Outdoors in milder places
Only where it’s warm enough this month.
Under cover
In a greenhouse or polytunnel.
Tomato
Chilli
Sweet pepper
Aubergine
Courgette
Cucumber
SquashDates for your town
Exact dates change from town to town. Find yours for the whole year.
Get these dates as reminders
Bia turns this calendar into a nudge when it’s time to sow, plant out and harvest, for your plot. Free for 2 months.
App StoreComing soonHow these dates are worked out: climate records for each town (ERA5-Land, 1995 to 2024), its frost dates and its height above sea level turn a seed-packet date into a local one. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information; towns from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). How sowing dates work