What to Plant in October

Your complete Zone 8A planting guide for October. Here's everything you should be starting, sowing, transplanting, and harvesting this month.

Direct Sow

1 plant

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240–270 days

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6 inches

Plant garlic in fall

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4 plants

🕐

90–120 days

📏

12-18 inches

Sweet potato harvest

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60–85 days

📏

24-36 inches

Late season tomatoes

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60–90 days

📏

18-24 inches

Late peppers

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22–35 days

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1-2 inches

Fall radish harvest

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