What to plant in October in Bendigo
Bendigo has a cool climate. The last frost is usually over by 16 July (safe after 23 July); the first autumn frost comes around 15 July. Worked out from ten years of daily weather (2016–2025), not from a national zone map.
Sow now
- ZucchiniOct–Feb · just started
- PumpkinOct–Jan · just started
- Sweet cornOct–Jan · just started
- Dwarf beanOct–Feb · just started
- Climbing beanOct–Feb · just started
- SunflowerOct–Jan · just started
- ThymeOct–Apr · just started
- PeaMar–Oct · last chance
- Snow peaMar–Oct · last chance
- English spinachMar–Nov · last chance
- Wombok (Chinese cabbage)Sep–Nov · last chance
- BroccoliAug–Oct · last chance
Also: cabbage, red cabbage, kohlrabi, parsnip, turnip, swede, onion, coriander, dill, chives, lettuce (loose-leaf), butterhead lettuce, cos lettuce, silverbeet, rocket, mustard greens, pak choi, kale, carrot, beetroot, radish, spring onion, parsley.
Plant out seedlings
Start seed indoors
- CucumberOct · last chance
- RockmelonOct · last chance
- WatermelonOct · last chance
- BasilOct · last chance
- New Zealand spinachOct · last chance
- CapsicumSep–Oct · last chance
- ChilliSep–Oct · last chance
- EggplantSep–Oct · last chance
Plan it for your own garden
Ouleo turns this into reminders on your days off — even on shift work — with frost and heat alerts from the forecast for your street, not the city centre.
Bendigo sowing calendar
S Sow outdoors (or plant seedlings, where both work)P Plant out seedlingsI Start seed indoors
| Crop | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fruiting vegetables | ||||||||||||
| Tomato | P | I | P | P | P | |||||||
| Capsicum | P | I | I | P | P | |||||||
| Chilli | I | I | P | P | ||||||||
| Eggplant | I | I | P | P | ||||||||
| Cucumber | S | S | I | S | S | |||||||
| Zucchini | S | S | I | S | S | S | ||||||
| Pumpkin | S | I | S | S | S | |||||||
| Rockmelon | I | S | S | |||||||||
| Watermelon | I | S | S | |||||||||
| Sweet corn | S | S | S | S | ||||||||
| Dwarf bean | S | S | S | S | S | |||||||
| Climbing bean | S | S | S | S | S | |||||||
| Sunflower | S | S | S | S | ||||||||
| Chayote | P | P | ||||||||||
| Peas and beans for the cool season | ||||||||||||
| Pea | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | ||||
| Snow pea | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | ||||
| Broad bean | S | S | S | S | S | S | ||||||
| Salads and leafy greens | ||||||||||||
| New Zealand spinach | S | S | S | I | S | S | ||||||
| Malabar spinach | S | I | S | |||||||||
| Okinawa spinach | P | P | ||||||||||
| Lettuce (loose-leaf) | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S |
| Butterhead lettuce | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S |
| Cos lettuce | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S |
| English spinach | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | |||
| Silverbeet | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S |
| Rocket | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S |
| Mustard greens | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S |
| Celery | P | P | P | I | I | P | P | P | ||||
| Cabbage family | ||||||||||||
| Pak choi | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S |
| Wombok (Chinese cabbage) | I | S | S | S | I | S | S | S | ||||
| Kale | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S |
| Broccoli | I | S | S | S | S | S | I | S | S | S | ||
| Cauliflower | I | S | S | S | S | S | I | S | S | |||
| Cabbage | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | I |
| Red cabbage | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | I | |
| Brussels sprouts | I | P | P | P | P | |||||||
| Kohlrabi | I | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | |
| Roots and tubers | ||||||||||||
| Carrot | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S |
| Beetroot | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S |
| Radish | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S |
| Parsnip | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | ||||
| Turnip | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | ||
| Swede | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | ||||
| Potato | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | |||||
| Onion family | ||||||||||||
| Onion | I | I | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | ||
| Spring onion | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S |
| Leek | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P |
| Garlic | P | P | P | P | ||||||||
| Herbs | ||||||||||||
| Basil | S | S | I | S | S | |||||||
| Coriander | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | |
| Dill | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | |||
| Parsley | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S |
| Chives | S | S | S | S | S | I | S | S | S | S | ||
| Thyme | S | S | S | S | I | I | S | S | S | |||
10 common crops are left out because this climate does not suit them outdoors.
City-centre climate. Gardens in frost hollows or the hills get later spring frosts and earlier autumn ones; a greenhouse or a sheltered north-facing wall widens every window. Set your own location in Ouleo for your garden's calendar.