What to plant in September in Angola
10 vegetables, fruits and herbs to sow or plant in September 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
Lettuce Lactuca sativa
Quick and cool-season, it bolts less in the mild dry-season nights and grows well in shade or pots.
Harvest: 45–60 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Okra Abelmoschus esculentus
It thrives in the hot, humid rainy season and produces pods steadily through the warm nights.
Harvest: 50–60 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 →
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
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 →