What to plant in October in Austria
8 vegetables, fruits and herbs to sow or plant in October in Austria, for the climate around Vienna area, Austria (48°N, 16°E).
Climate: Cool continental climate with hard winters (nightly minima down to -10 °C, frosts from November to March), a warm summer up to about 34 °C, and fairly even rain of 20 to 85 mm a month, peaking in June.
Vegetables
Spinach Spinacia oleracea
Frost-hardy, it does best in the cool shoulder seasons and avoids bolting in the summer heat.
Harvest: 40–50 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Fruits
Strawberry Fragaria × ananassa
Fully hardy and productive in Austrian summers, and it fruits well in beds, pots and hanging planters.
Harvest: 1 yearEasyIn potsCare guide →
Apple Malus domestica
It handles the -10 °C winters and the warm summers that ripen the fruit well.
Harvest: 3–5 yearsModerateCare guide →
Pear Pyrus communis
Hardy against the winter cold, it needs the long warm summers of this region to ripen.
Harvest: 4–6 yearsModerate
Plum Prunus domestica
Very hardy and reliable, with warm late summers that give sweet fruit.
Harvest: 3–5 yearsEasy
Apricot Prunus armeniaca
Its flowers need protection from late frosts, but the hot, dry summers suit it well.
Harvest: 3–4 yearsModerate
Raspberry Rubus idaeus
Fully hardy and productive in the cool, moist summers of this area.
Harvest: 1–2 yearsEasyCare guide →
Blackcurrant Ribes nigrum
Thrives in cold winters that it needs to set fruit, and it is very hardy.
Harvest: 2–3 yearsEasy