What to plant in October in Canberra
Canberra is in spring in October.
Seeds to sow now
- Purple-leaf Cootamundra Wattle seeds · Acacia baileyana 'Purpurea'
- Fringed Wattle seeds · Acacia fimbriata
- Queensland Silver Wattle seeds · Acacia podalyriifolia
- Leek seeds · Allium ampeloprasum
- Leek 'Welsh' seeds · Allium ampeloprasum 'Welsh'
- Onion 'Brown' seeds · Allium cepa 'Brown'
- Chives seeds · Allium schoenoprasum
- Dill seeds · Anethum graveolens
- Smooth-barked Apple seeds · Angophora costata
- Snapdragon seeds · Antirrhinum majus
- Celery seeds · Apium graveolens
- Asparagus seeds · Asparagus officinalis
- Heath Banksia seeds · Banksia ericifolia
- Old Man Banksia seeds · Banksia serrata
- Beetroot seeds · Beta vulgaris
- Beetroot 'Detroit' seeds · Beta vulgaris 'Detroit'
- Beetroot 'Golden' seeds · Beta vulgaris 'Golden'
- Silverbeet 'Rainbow' seeds · Beta vulgaris 'Rainbow'
- Kale 'Red Russian' seeds · Brassica oleracea 'Red Russian'
- Kale 'Tuscan' seeds · Brassica oleracea 'Tuscan'
- Turnip seeds · Brassica rapa
- Bulbine Lily seeds · Bulbine bulbosa
- Calendula seeds · Calendula officinalis
- China Aster seeds · Callistephus chinensis
- Capsicum seeds · Capsicum annuum
- Capsicum 'Banana' seeds · Capsicum annuum 'Banana Capsicum'
- Capsicum 'California Wonder' seeds · Capsicum annuum 'California Wonder'
- Capsicum 'Sweet Bullhorn' seeds · Capsicum annuum 'Sweet Bullhorn'
- Chilli 'Cayenne' seeds · Capsicum annuum 'Cayenne'
- Chilli 'Hungarian Hot Wax' seeds · Capsicum annuum 'Hungarian Hot Wax'
- Chilli 'Jalapeno' seeds · Capsicum annuum 'Jalapeno'
- Chilli 'Serrano' seeds · Capsicum annuum 'Serrano'
- Chilli 'Habanero' seeds · Capsicum chinense 'Habanero'
- Chilli 'Birdseye' seeds · Capsicum frutescens 'Birdseye'
- Carrot seeds · Daucus carota
- Celosia seeds · Celosia argentea
- Common Everlasting seeds · Chrysocephalum apiculatum
- Watermelon seeds · Citrullus lanatus
- Coriander seeds · Coriandrum sativum
- Red Flowering Gum seeds · Corymbia ficifolia
- Cosmos seeds · Cosmos bipinnatus
- Billy Buttons seeds · Craspedia globosa
- Rockmelon seeds · Cucumis melo
- Cucumber 'Apple' seeds · Cucumis sativus 'Apple'
- Cucumber 'Burpless' seeds · Cucumis sativus 'Burpless'
- Cucumber 'Lebanese' seeds · Cucumis sativus 'Lebanese'
- Pumpkin seeds · Cucurbita maxima
- Pumpkin 'Golden Nugget' seeds · Cucurbita maxima 'Golden Nugget'
- Pumpkin 'Jap' seeds · Cucurbita maxima 'Jap'
- Pumpkin 'Queensland Blue' seeds · Cucurbita maxima 'Queensland Blue'
- Pumpkin 'Butternut' seeds · Cucurbita moschata 'Butternut'
- Squash 'Button' seeds · Cucurbita pepo 'Button Squash'
- Squash 'Spaghetti' seeds · Cucurbita pepo 'Spaghetti Squash'
- Zucchini seeds · Cucurbita pepo
- Zucchini 'Black Beauty' seeds · Cucurbita pepo 'Black Beauty'
- Zucchini 'Golden' seeds · Cucurbita pepo 'Golden'
- Carrot 'Baby' seeds · Daucus carota 'Baby'
- Carrot 'Nantes' seeds · Daucus carota 'Nantes'
- Carrot 'Purple Dragon' seeds · Daucus carota 'Purple Dragon'
- China Pink seeds · Dianthus chinensis
- Rocket seeds · Eruca vesicaria
- Yellow Gum seeds · Eucalyptus leucoxylon 'Rosea'
- Red Ironbark seeds · Eucalyptus sideroxylon 'Rosea'
- Garden Pea seeds · Pisum sativum
- Pincushion Hakea seeds · Hakea laurina
- Sunflower seeds · Helianthus annuus
- Busy Lizzie seeds · Impatiens walleriana
- Lettuce seeds · Lactuca sativa
- Lettuce 'Buttercrunch' seeds · Lactuca sativa 'Buttercrunch'
- Lettuce 'Butterhead' seeds · Lactuca sativa 'Butterhead'
- Lettuce 'Cos' seeds · Lactuca sativa 'Cos'
- Lettuce 'Great Lakes' seeds · Lactuca sativa 'Great Lakes'
- Lettuce 'Iceberg' seeds · Lactuca sativa 'Iceberg'
- Lettuce 'Mignonette' seeds · Lactuca sativa 'Mignonette'
- Lettuce 'Oak Leaf' seeds · Lactuca sativa 'Oak Leaf'
- Lettuce 'Red Coral' seeds · Lactuca sativa 'Red Coral'
- Sweet Pea seeds · Lathyrus odoratus
- Lemon-scented Tea Tree seeds · Leptospermum petersonii
- Sweet Alyssum seeds · Lobularia maritima
- German Chamomile seeds · Matricaria chamomilla
- Lemon Balm seeds · Melissa officinalis
- Love-in-a-mist seeds · Nigella damascena
- Basil 'Purple' seeds · Ocimum basilicum 'Purple'
- Basil 'Sweet Genovese' seeds · Ocimum basilicum 'Sweet Genovese'
- Basil 'Thai' seeds · Ocimum basilicum 'Thai'
- Sweet Basil seeds · Ocimum basilicum
- Sweet Marjoram seeds · Origanum majorana
- Oregano seeds · Origanum vulgare
- Rice Flower seeds · Ozothamnus diosmifolius
- Parsnip seeds · Pastinaca sativa
- Curled Parsley seeds · Petroselinum crispum
- Petunia seeds · Petunia hybrida
- Bean 'Scarlet Runner' seeds · Phaseolus coccineus 'Scarlet Runner'
- Bean 'Blue Lake' seeds · Phaseolus vulgaris 'Blue Lake'
- Bean 'Borlotti' seeds · Phaseolus vulgaris 'Borlotti'
- Bean 'Dwarf Snake' seeds · Phaseolus vulgaris 'Dwarf Snake'
- Bean 'Purple King' seeds · Phaseolus vulgaris 'Purple King'
- Dwarf Bean seeds · Phaseolus vulgaris
- Pea 'Greenfeast' seeds · Pisum sativum 'Greenfeast'
- Pea 'Sugar Snap' seeds · Pisum sativum 'Sugar Snap'
- Pea 'Telephone' seeds · Pisum sativum 'Telephone'
- Snow Pea 'Oregon' seeds · Pisum sativum 'Oregon'
- Common Tussock Grass seeds · Poa labillardierei
- Pink Mulla Mulla seeds · Ptilotus exaltatus 'Joey'
- Radish seeds · Raphanus sativus
- Radish 'French Breakfast' seeds · Raphanus sativus 'French Breakfast'
- Rhubarb seeds · Rheum rhabarbarum
- Pink Everlasting seeds · Rhodanthe chlorocephala subsp. rosea
- Sorrel seeds · Rumex acetosa
- Common Sage seeds · Salvia officinalis
- Scarlet Sage seeds · Salvia splendens
- Showy Everlasting seeds · Schoenia filifolia
- Tomato seeds · Solanum lycopersicum
- Tomato 'Apollo Improved' seeds · Solanum lycopersicum 'Apollo Improved'
- Tomato 'Beefsteak' seeds · Solanum lycopersicum 'Beefsteak'
- Tomato 'Black Russian' seeds · Solanum lycopersicum 'Black Russian'
- Tomato 'Burnley Bounty' seeds · Solanum lycopersicum 'Burnley Bounty'
- Tomato 'Green Zebra' seeds · Solanum lycopersicum 'Green Zebra'
- Tomato 'Grosse Lisse' seeds · Solanum lycopersicum 'Grosse Lisse'
- Tomato 'KY1' seeds · Solanum lycopersicum 'KY1'
- Tomato 'Mortgage Lifter' seeds · Solanum lycopersicum 'Mortgage Lifter'
- Tomato 'Oxheart' seeds · Solanum lycopersicum 'Oxheart'
- Tomato 'Roma' seeds · Solanum lycopersicum 'Roma'
- Tomato 'San Marzano' seeds · Solanum lycopersicum 'San Marzano'
- Tomato 'Sweet 100' seeds · Solanum lycopersicum 'Sweet 100'
- Tomato 'Tigerella' seeds · Solanum lycopersicum 'Tigerella'
- Tomato 'Tommy Toe' seeds · Solanum lycopersicum 'Tommy Toe'
- Tomato 'Yellow Pear' seeds · Solanum lycopersicum 'Yellow Pear'
- Eggplant seeds · Solanum melongena
- Eggplant 'Black Beauty' seeds · Solanum melongena 'Black Beauty'
- Spinach seeds · Spinacia oleracea
- Stevia seeds · Stevia rebaudiana
- Sturt's Desert Pea seeds · Swainsona formosa
- French Marigold seeds · Tagetes patula
- Waratah seeds · Telopea speciosissima (Sm.) R.Br.
- Warrigal Greens seeds · Tetragonia tetragonioides
- Kangaroo Grass seeds · Themeda triandra
- Common Thyme seeds · Thymus vulgaris
- Fringe Lily seeds · Thysanotus tuberosus
- Nasturtium seeds · Tropaeolum majus
- Native Bluebell seeds · Wahlenbergia stricta
- Golden Everlasting seeds · Xerochrysum bracteatum 'Cockatoo'
- Strawflower seeds · Xerochrysum bracteatum
- Sweet Corn seeds · Zea mays
- Sweet Corn 'Balinese' seeds · Zea mays 'Balinese'
- Sweet Corn 'Honey Sweet' seeds · Zea mays 'Honey Sweet'
- Zinnia seeds · Zinnia elegans
Plants suited to Canberra
- Edward Goucher Abelia · Abelia x grandiflora 'Edward Goucher'
- Francis Mason Abelia · Abelia x grandiflora 'Francis Mason'
- Glossy Abelia · Abelia x grandiflora 'Grandiflora'
- Kaleidoscope Abelia · Abelia x grandiflora 'Kaleidoscope'
- Korean Fir · Abies koreana
- Purple-leaf Cootamundra Wattle · Acacia baileyana 'Purpurea'
- Bower Wattle · Acacia cognata 'Limelight'
- Dwarf River Wattle · Acacia cognata
- Feijoa · Acca sellowiana
- Triumph Feijoa · Acca sellowiana 'Triumph'
- Unique Feijoa · Acca sellowiana 'Unique'
- Freeman Maple · Acer ×freemanii
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