What to plant in October in Brisbane
Brisbane has a subtropical 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
- Snake beanOct–Feb · just started
- OkraOct–Mar · just started
- RocketMar–Oct · last chance
- RadishApr–Oct · last chance
- Spring onionFeb–Nov · last chance
- DillMar–Oct · last chance
- ChivesMar–Nov · last chance
- CucumberAug–Apr
- RockmelonAug–Feb
- WatermelonAug–Feb
- Sweet cornMay–Mar
- BasilAug–Apr
Also: thyme, zucchini, pumpkin, dwarf bean, climbing bean, sunflower, lettuce (loose-leaf), silverbeet, mustard greens, pak choi.
Plant out seedlings
- Sweet potatoOct–Feb · just started
- TomatoJun–Mar
- CapsicumJul–Feb
- ChilliJul–Feb
- EggplantAug–Feb
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.
Brisbane 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 | P | P | |
| Capsicum | P | P | I | I | P | P | P | P | P | P | ||
| Chilli | P | P | I | I | P | P | P | P | P | P | ||
| Eggplant | P | P | I | I | P | P | P | P | P | |||
| Cucumber | S | S | S | S | I | 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 | I | S | S | S | S | S | ||||
| Watermelon | S | S | I | S | S | S | S | S | ||||
| Sweet corn | 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 | |||||||
| Okra | S | S | S | I | S | S | S | |||||
| Sunflower | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S |
| Peas and beans for the cool season | ||||||||||||
| Pea | S | S | S | |||||||||
| Snow pea | 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 | |||||
| Cos lettuce | I | S | S | S | S | S | S | |||||
| English spinach | 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 | ||||
| Mustard greens | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S |
| Celery | I | I | 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 | ||||||
| Kale | I | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | ||||
| Broccoli | I | S | S | S | S | |||||||
| Cauliflower | I | S | S | |||||||||
| Cabbage | I | S | S | S | S | S | S | |||||
| Red cabbage | I | S | S | S | S | |||||||
| Kohlrabi | I | S | S | S | S | S | ||||||
| Roots and tubers | ||||||||||||
| Sweet potato | P | P | P | P | P | |||||||
| Carrot | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | |||||
| Beetroot | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | |||||
| Radish | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | |||||
| Parsnip | S | S | ||||||||||
| Turnip | S | S | S | S | S | S | ||||||
| Swede | S | S | S | |||||||||
| Potato | P | P | P | P | P | P | ||||||
| Onion family | ||||||||||||
| Onion | I | I | S | S | ||||||||
| Spring onion | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | ||
| Leek | I | I | P | P | P | P | P | |||||
| Garlic | P | P | ||||||||||
| Herbs | ||||||||||||
| Basil | S | S | S | S | I | S | S | S | S | S | ||
| Coriander | S | S | S | S | S | S | ||||||
| Dill | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | ||||
| Parsley | I | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | ||||
| Chives | I | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | ||
| Thyme | I | 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.