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
- Cucumberall year
- Zucchiniall year
- Pumpkinall year
- Rockmelonall year
- Watermelonall year
- Sweet cornall year
- Dwarf beanall year
- Climbing beanall year
Plant out seedlings
- Capsicumall year
- Chilliall year
- Eggplantall year
- Sweet potatoall year
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 |
| Salads and leafy greens | ||||||||||||
| Lettuce (loose-leaf) | I | S | S | S | S | S | S | |||||
| Butterhead lettuce | I | S | S | S | ||||||||
| Cos lettuce | I | S | S | S | ||||||||
| Silverbeet | I | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | ||||
| Rocket | S | S | S | S | ||||||||
| Mustard greens | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | ||
| Celery | I | I | P | |||||||||
| Cabbage family | ||||||||||||
| Pak choi | I | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | |
| Kale | I | S | S | S | ||||||||
| Roots and tubers | ||||||||||||
| Sweet potato | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P |
| Carrot | S | 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 |
| 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 | |||||
17 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.