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What to Plant in October in Virginia

Your complete October planting guide for Virginia (USDA Zone 7). Last frost: April 1. First frost: October 30. Growing season: 210 days.

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Microgreens(36)

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

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Lettuce & Salad Greens(52)

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

Brassicas(48)

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

Herbs(44)

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

Root Vegetables(43)

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

Microgreens(36)

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

Peas(35)

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

Alliums(35)

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

Berries & Fruits(32)

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

Fruit Trees(31)

Black Mission Fig

Easy

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

Squash & Cucumbers(26)

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

Nut Trees(23)

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

Melons(15)

Watermelon Charleston Gray

85-95 days · Moderate

Banana Melon

90-100 days · Moderate

Galia Melon

85-100 days · Moderate

Crenshaw Melon

110-130 days · Difficult

Early Dew Honeydew

85-95 days · Moderate

Orange Honeydew Melon

85-95 days · Moderate

Peppers(14)

Ghost Pepper 'Bhut Jolokia'

100-120 days · Difficult

Carolina Reaper

90-120 days · Moderate to challenging

Habanero 'Caribbean Red'

90-100 days · Moderate

Hot Pepper 'Habanero Red'

90-100 days · Moderate

Chocolate Habanero

90-100 days · Moderate

Habanero 'Zavory'

85-95 days · Moderate

Tomatoes(11)

Pineapple

85-95 days · Moderate

Mortgage Lifter Pink

85-95 days · Moderate to difficult

Brandywine Pink

85-100 days · Moderate to difficult

Heirloom Marriage Cherokee Green

85-95 days · Moderate

Chocolate Stripes

85-95 days · Moderate to difficult

German Pink

85-95 days · Moderate to Challenging

Beans & Legumes(9)

King of the Garden Lima Pole

90-95 days · Moderate

Pole Lima Speckled Christmas

90-95 days · Moderate

Lima King of the Garden Pole

85-95 days · Moderate

Calypso Bush Bean

95-100 days · Easy

Cherokee Pink Bean

90-95 days · Easy to Moderate

Cherokee Trail of Tears

85-95 days · Easy

Corn(8)

How Sweet It Is

87-92 days · Moderate

Stowell's Evergreen

95-100 days · Moderate

Silver Queen

92-94 days · Easy

Reid's Yellow Dent

110-120 days · Easy

Painted Mountain

90-100 days · Easy

Country Gentleman

90-100 days · Moderate

Tropical Plants(1)

Ice Cream Bean

90 days · Easy to moderate

Eggplants(1)

Casper

95 days · Moderate

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