DibbleWhat to plant in October
Find your USDA hardiness zone below to see which crops have a start-indoors, sowing, or transplanting window in October. Every crop links to exact dated windows computed from your zone's frost dates.
These tables use US hardiness zones and northern hemisphere seasons. In Australia the months flip, and the Dibble app handles Canadian and Australian zones directly.
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Zone 3
Full zone calendarNo planting windows land in October for Zone 3. It is a good month to plan beds, order seeds, and get ahead of the season.
Zone 4
Full zone calendarNo planting windows land in October for Zone 4. It is a good month to plan beds, order seeds, and get ahead of the season.
Zone 5
Full zone calendar| Task | Crops |
|---|---|
| Direct sow | Garlic (dates) |
| Plant bulbs | Tulip (dates) |
Zone 6
Full zone calendar| Task | Crops |
|---|---|
| Direct sow | Garlic (dates) |
| Plant bulbs | Tulip (dates) |
Zone 7
Full zone calendar| Task | Crops |
|---|---|
| Direct sow | Garlic (dates) |
| Plant bulbs | Tulip (dates) |
Zone 8
Full zone calendar| Task | Crops |
|---|---|
| Direct sow | Garlic (dates) |
| Plant bulbs | Tulip (dates) |
Zone 9
Full zone calendarNo planting windows land in October for Zone 9. It is a good month to plan beds, order seeds, and get ahead of the season.
Zone 10
Full zone calendarNo planting windows land in October for Zone 10. It is a good month to plan beds, order seeds, and get ahead of the season.
Zone 11
Full zone calendar| Task | Crops |
|---|---|
| Start seeds indoors | Onion (dates), Parsley (dates), Leek (dates), Celery (dates) |
What to plant in October, by state
Each state page shows October for its most common zone, plus the whole season and every zone the state spans.
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