What to plant in October in Perth
Perth has a temperate climate. Frost is rare in the city itself. Worked out from ten years of daily weather (2016–2025), not from a national zone map.
Sow now
- RockmelonOct–Jan · just started
- WatermelonOct–Jan · just started
- BasilOct–Apr · just started
- New Zealand spinachOct–May · just started
- Butterhead lettuceMar–Oct · last chance
- Cos lettuceMar–Oct · last chance
- English spinachApr–Oct · last chance
- RocketMar–Nov · last chance
- KaleMar–Oct · last chance
- CabbageMar–Oct · last chance
- KohlrabiApr–Oct · last chance
- CarrotFeb–Oct · last chance
Also: beetroot, radish, turnip, coriander, dill, parsley, cucumber, zucchini, pumpkin, sweet corn, dwarf bean, climbing bean, sunflower, chives, thyme, lettuce (loose-leaf), silverbeet, mustard greens, pak choi, spring onion.
Plant out seedlings
Start seed indoors
- OkraOct · last chance
- RoselleOct · last chance
- Malabar spinachOct · 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.
Perth 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 | P | P | I | P | P | P | P | P | |||
| Capsicum | P | P | I | I | P | P | P | P | ||||
| Chilli | P | P | I | I | P | P | P | P | ||||
| Eggplant | P | I | I | P | P | P | ||||||
| Cucumber | S | S | S | I | S | S | S | S | ||||
| Zucchini | S | S | S | S | I | S | S | S | S | |||
| Pumpkin | S | S | S | I | S | S | S | S | ||||
| Rockmelon | S | I | S | S | S | |||||||
| Watermelon | S | I | S | S | S | |||||||
| Sweet corn | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | |||||
| Dwarf bean | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | ||||
| Climbing bean | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | ||||
| Snake bean | S | S | S | S | ||||||||
| Okra | S | S | I | S | S | |||||||
| Sunflower | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | |||||
| Roselle | I | S | S | |||||||||
| Turmeric | P | |||||||||||
| Chayote | P | P | P | P | P | |||||||
| Peas and beans for the cool season | ||||||||||||
| Pea | S | S | S | S | S | S | ||||||
| Snow pea | S | S | S | S | S | S | ||||||
| Broad bean | S | S | S | |||||||||
| Salads and leafy greens | ||||||||||||
| New Zealand spinach | S | S | S | S | S | I | S | S | S | |||
| Water spinach | S | S | S | S | ||||||||
| Malabar spinach | S | S | S | I | S | S | ||||||
| Okinawa spinach | P | P | P | P | P | P | ||||||
| Lettuce (loose-leaf) | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S |
| Butterhead lettuce | I | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | |||
| Cos lettuce | I | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | |||
| English spinach | 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 | |||
| Mustard greens | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S |
| Celery | I | I | P | P | P | P | 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 | S | S | S | S | ||||
| Kale | I | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | |||
| Broccoli | I | S | S | S | S | S | S | |||||
| Cauliflower | I | S | S | S | S | S | ||||||
| Cabbage | I | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | |||
| Red cabbage | I | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | ||||
| Brussels sprouts | I | P | P | P | P | |||||||
| Kohlrabi | I | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | ||||
| Roots and tubers | ||||||||||||
| Sweet potato | P | P | P | |||||||||
| Ginger | P | P | P | |||||||||
| Taro | P | |||||||||||
| Carrot | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | |||
| Beetroot | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | |||
| Radish | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | |||
| Parsnip | S | S | S | S | S | |||||||
| Turnip | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | |||||
| Swede | S | S | S | S | S | S | ||||||
| Potato | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | |||||
| Onion family | ||||||||||||
| Onion | I | I | S | S | S | S | ||||||
| Spring onion | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S |
| Leek | I | I | P | P | P | P | P | P | ||||
| Garlic | P | P | P | |||||||||
| Herbs | ||||||||||||
| Basil | S | S | S | S | I | S | S | S | ||||
| Coriander | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | |||||
| Dill | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | |||
| Parsley | I | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | ||
| Chives | S | I | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S |
| Thyme | S | I | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S |
2 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.