What to plant in October in Adelaide
Adelaide 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
- ZucchiniOct–Mar · just started
- PumpkinOct–Jan · just started
- Sweet cornOct–Feb · just started
- Dwarf beanOct–Mar · just started
- Climbing beanOct–Mar · just started
- SunflowerOct–Feb · just started
- PeaApr–Oct · last chance
- Snow peaApr–Oct · last chance
- Butterhead lettuceFeb–Nov · last chance
- Cos lettuceFeb–Nov · last chance
- English spinachApr–Oct · last chance
- Wombok (Chinese cabbage)Feb–Oct · last chance
Also: kale, broccoli, cabbage, red cabbage, kohlrabi, turnip, coriander, thyme, lettuce (loose-leaf), silverbeet, rocket, mustard greens, pak choi, carrot, beetroot, radish, spring onion, dill, parsley, chives.
Plant out seedlings
Start seed indoors
- CucumberOct · last chance
- RockmelonOct · last chance
- WatermelonOct · last chance
- BasilOct · 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.
Adelaide 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 | I | P | P | P | P | |||||
| Capsicum | P | I | I | P | P | P | ||||||
| Chilli | P | I | I | P | P | P | ||||||
| Eggplant | P | I | I | P | P | |||||||
| Cucumber | S | S | I | S | S | |||||||
| Zucchini | S | S | S | I | S | S | S | |||||
| Pumpkin | S | I | S | S | S | |||||||
| Rockmelon | S | I | S | S | ||||||||
| Watermelon | S | I | S | S | ||||||||
| Sweet corn | S | S | S | S | S | |||||||
| Dwarf bean | S | S | S | S | S | S | ||||||
| Climbing bean | S | S | S | S | S | S | ||||||
| Sunflower | S | S | S | S | S | |||||||
| Peas and beans for the cool season | ||||||||||||
| Pea | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | |||||
| Snow pea | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | |||||
| Broad bean | S | S | S | S | S | |||||||
| Salads and leafy greens | ||||||||||||
| 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 | S | S | |
| Cos lettuce | I | S | S | 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 | S | S | S |
| Mustard greens | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S |
| Celery | P | P | P | P | P | I | I | P | P | P | I | |
| 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 | S | S | ||
| Kale | I | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | |
| Broccoli | I | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | |||
| Cauliflower | I | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | ||||
| Cabbage | I | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | ||
| Red cabbage | I | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | ||
| Brussels sprouts | I | P | P | 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 | ||||||
| Turnip | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | |||
| Swede | S | S | S | S | S | S | ||||||
| Potato | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P |
| Onion family | ||||||||||||
| Onion | I | I | S | S | S | S | S | S | ||||
| Spring onion | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S |
| Leek | I | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | I | |
| Garlic | P | P | P | |||||||||
| Herbs | ||||||||||||
| Basil | S | 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 | S | S | S |
| Parsley | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S |
| Chives | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S |
| Thyme | S | S | S | S | S | S | I | I | S | S | S | S |
3 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.