What to plant in October in Angola
15 vegetables, fruits and herbs to sow or plant in October in Angola, for the climate around Luanda, Angola.
Climate: A hot tropical coastal climate with no frost, warm nights all year (17 to 24 °C), a dry cool season from June to August with almost no rain, and a rainy season from September to April, peaking in April.
Vegetables
Sweet potato Ipomoea batatas
It loves heat and grows on the rains from October to January, forming tubers in loose soil.
Harvest: 90–120 daysEasy
Okra Abelmoschus esculentus
It thrives in the hot, humid rainy season and produces pods steadily through the warm nights.
Harvest: 50–60 daysEasyIn pots
Cowpea Vigna unguiculata
A heat-loving legume that fixes nitrogen and copes well with the wet season.
Harvest: 60–70 daysEasyIn pots
Cucumber Cucumis sativus
Warm nights and the start of the rains suit fast vining growth on a trellis.
Harvest: 50–60 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Eggplant Solanum melongena
It enjoys the heat of the late rainy season and fruits well through the warm months.
Harvest: 90–110 daysModerateIn potsCare guide →
Fruits
Papaya Carica papaya
Frost-free warmth and the rainy season let it fruit year-round with good drainage.
Harvest: 9–12 monthsEasyCare guide →
Banana Musa acuminata
Warm nights and reliable rain suit it, and it needs shelter from the coastal wind.
Harvest: 9–12 monthsModerateCare guide →
Pineapple Ananas comosus
Heat and the sandy, well-drained soils of the region suit it, and it tolerates the dry season well.
Harvest: 18–24 monthsEasyIn pots
Watermelon Citrullus lanatus
It needs heat and sun, and the early rainy season gives it fruit before the wettest months.
Harvest: 80–100 daysEasy
Passion fruit Passiflora edulis
Warm, humid conditions and a trellis suit this vine, which fruits well in the rainy season.
Harvest: 6–18 monthsModerateIn potsCare guide →
Guava Psidium guajava
A hardy tropical tree that copes with the dry season and heat and fruits reliably here.
Harvest: 2–3 yearsEasy
Mango Mangifera indica
It needs heat and a dry spell to flower, which the June-to-August season provides.
Harvest: 3–5 yearsModerateCare guide →
Herbs
Basil Ocimum basilicum
Warm temperatures and sun make it grow fast, and it does well in pots on a balcony.
Harvest: 30–45 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Mint Mentha spicata
The early rainy season gives moist soil, and it spreads vigorously in a container.
Harvest: 60–80 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Lemongrass Cymbopogon citratus
A tropical grass that thrives in the heat and rain and tolerates the dry season.
Harvest: 3–4 monthsEasyIn potsCare guide →