What to plant in October in Townsville
Townsville has a tropical 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
- Mustard greensFeb–Nov · last chance
- Pak choiFeb–Nov · last chance
- Snake beanAug–Apr
- OkraAug–Apr
- Water spinachAug–May
- Cucumberall year
- Zucchiniall year
- Pumpkinall year
- Rockmelonall year
- Watermelonall year
- Sweet cornall year
- Dwarf beanall year
Also: climbing bean, basil, sunflower, roselle, new zealand spinach, malabar spinach.
Plant out seedlings
Start seed indoors
Nothing to start indoors this month.
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.
Townsville 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 | I | P | P | P | P | P | P | |||||
| Capsicum | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P |
| Chilli | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P |
| Eggplant | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P |
| Cucumber | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S |
| Zucchini | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S |
| Pumpkin | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S |
| Rockmelon | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S |
| Watermelon | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S |
| Sweet corn | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S |
| Dwarf bean | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S |
| Climbing bean | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S |
| Snake bean | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | |||
| Okra | S | S | S | S | I | S | S | S | S | S | ||
| Sunflower | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S |
| Roselle | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S |
| Turmeric | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P |
| Chayote | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P |
| Salads and leafy greens | ||||||||||||
| New Zealand spinach | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S |
| Water spinach | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | ||
| Malabar spinach | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S |
| Okinawa spinach | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P |
| Lettuce (loose-leaf) | I | S | S | S | S | S | S | |||||
| Butterhead lettuce | I | S | S | |||||||||
| Cos lettuce | I | S | S | |||||||||
| Silverbeet | I | S | S | S | S | S | S | |||||
| Rocket | S | S | S | S | ||||||||
| Mustard greens | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | ||
| Cabbage family | ||||||||||||
| Pak choi | I | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | |
| Kale | I | S | S | |||||||||
| Roots and tubers | ||||||||||||
| Sweet potato | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P |
| Ginger | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P |
| Taro | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P |
| Cassava | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P |
| Carrot | S | S | S | |||||||||
| Beetroot | S | S | S | |||||||||
| Radish | S | S | S | S | ||||||||
| Potato | P | P | ||||||||||
| Onion family | ||||||||||||
| Spring onion | S | S | S | S | S | |||||||
| Herbs | ||||||||||||
| Basil | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S |
| Galangal | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P |
| Coriander | S | S | ||||||||||
| Dill | S | S | S | S | ||||||||
| Parsley | I | S | S | S | ||||||||
| Chives | I | S | S | S | S | |||||||
| Thyme | I | I | S | S | S | S | S | |||||
18 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.