What to Plant in October in Massachusetts

Black Krim

80-90 days · Moderate

Jet Star

72-78 days · Easy

Pineapple

85-95 days · Moderate

Mortgage Lifter Pink

85-95 days · Moderate to difficult

German Johnson

80-90 days · Moderate to Challenging

Ace 55

80-85 days · Easy

Tom Thumb

45-55 days · Easy

Summertime

70-80 days · Moderate

Salanova Green Crispy

55-65 days · Easy to Moderate

Romaine Cos

70-85 days · Moderate

Cimmaron Romaine

55-65 days · Easy to Moderate

Deer Tongue

45-55 days · Easy

Hot Pepper 'Fresno'

75-85 days · Easy

Ghost Pepper 'Bhut Jolokia'

100-120 days · Difficult

Jalapeño 'NuMex Piñata'

70-80 days · Easy

Serrano 'Tampiqueno'

75-85 days · Easy

Bell Pepper 'Red Knight'

75-80 days · Easy

Carolina Reaper

90-120 days · Moderate to challenging

Kale 'Winterbor F1'

60-65 days · Easy

Purple Vienna Kohlrabi

60-70 days · Easy

Arugula 'Rocket'

20-40 days · Very Easy

Easter Egg Radish

30 days · Very easy

Ruby Perfection Cabbage

85 days · Moderate

Red Russian Kale

50-65 days · Easy

German Giant Radish

45-60 days · Easy

Thumbelina Carrot

65-70 days · Easy

Red Ace Beet

50 days · Easy

Purple Daikon Radish

55-65 days · Easy

Purple Plum Radish

25-30 days · Easy

Early Wonder Tall Top Beet

48-55 days · Easy

Curly Parsley

70-90 days · Easy

Petroselinum crispum 'Forest Green'

70-85 days · Easy

Gourmet Gold Dill

40-50 days · Easy

English Lavender

90-120 days · Easy

Common Thyme

90-95 days · Easy

German Thyme

90-95 days · Easy

Cilantro Microgreens

10-14 days · Moderate

Arugula Microgreens

10-15 days · Easy

Fenugreek Microgreens

7-14 days · Easy to moderate

Wheatgrass Microgreens

7-10 days · Very easy

Alfalfa Microgreens

6-10 days · Easy

Clover Microgreens

8-12 days · Easy to Moderate

Purple Top

37 days · Moderate

Purple Podded

65-70 days · Easy to Moderate

Laxton's Progress No. 1

60-65 days · Easy

Lincoln

65-70 days · Easy

Kelvedon Wonder

60-65 days · Easy

Mr. Big

60-65 days · Easy

Watermelon Charleston Gray

85-95 days · Moderate

Crimson Sweet Watermelon

85 days · Moderate

Cantaloupe Athena

80-85 days · Easy to moderate

Hale's Best Cantaloupe

85-90 days · Moderate

Banana Melon

90-100 days · Moderate

Galia Melon

85-100 days · Moderate

Rossa di Milano

95-105 days · Easy to moderate

French Gray Shallot

90-120 days · Easy to moderate

Yellow Sweet Spanish Onion

110-120 days · Easy

Garlic Chives

80-90 days · Easy

Elephant Garlic

240-270 days · Easy

Music Hardneck Garlic

240-270 days · Easy

Patriot Blueberry

Easy

Bluecrop Blueberry

Easy to moderate

Northland Blueberry

Easy to moderate

Duke Blueberry

1095-1460 days · Moderate

Blueray Blueberry

60-70 days · Moderate

Emerald Blueberry

60-90 days · Easy to Moderate

How Sweet It Is

87-92 days · Moderate

Silver and Gold

78-82 days · Easy

Incredible

85-90 days · Easy

Luscious

75-80 days · Moderate

Jubilee

85-90 days · Easy

Silver King

85-90 days · Easy

Kabocha Winter Squash

95-105 days · Moderate

Blue Hubbard Squash

100-120 days · Moderate

Buttercup Squash (Burgess Strain)

100-120 days · Moderate

Buttercup Maxima

95-105 days · Moderate

Burgess Buttercup Squash

100-110 days · Moderate

Butternut Squash

105 days · Easy to Moderate

Early Harvest Apple

100-110 days · Easy to Moderate

Montmorency Sour Cherry

75-80 days · Easy to moderate

Santa Rosa Plum

100-120 days · Moderate

Bing Cherry

100-120 days · Moderate to Difficult

Anna Apple

90-100 days · Easy to Moderate

Granny Smith Apple

160-180 days · Moderate

English Walnut

150-180 days · Moderate

Franquette Walnut

170-200 days · Easy to moderate

Chestnut (Bouche de Betizac)

120-150 days · Moderate

Hazel (American)

120-150 days · Easy

Hazelnut (Ennis)

150-170 days · Easy to Moderate

Hazelnut (Lewis)

120-150 days · Moderate

Violette di Firenze

80-90 days · Moderate to Challenging

White Egg

70-80 days · Easy to Moderate

Diamond F1

70-80 days · Easy to Moderate

Long Purple

75-85 days · Moderate

Chinese Long

70-80 days · Moderate

Ping Tung Long

70-80 days · Easy

King of the Garden Lima Pole

90-95 days · Moderate

Pole Lima Speckled Christmas

90-95 days · Moderate

Vermont Cranberry Bush Bean

85-90 days · Easy

Yard Long Bean

80-90 days · Moderate

Lima King of the Garden Pole

85-95 days · Moderate

Fordhook 242 Lima Bush

75-85 days · Moderate

Ice Cream Bean

90 days · Easy to moderate

Black Pearl Ornamental Pepper

70-80 days · Easy

Fish Pepper

70-80 days · Easy to moderate

Big Bertha Bell Pepper

75-80 days · Easy

Armenian Cucumber

75 days · Easy