What to plant in October in Canada
6 vegetables, fruits and herbs to sow or plant in October in Canada, for the climate around Southern Ontario, Canada (near Toronto and Georgian Bay).
Climate: Cold continental climate with severe winters down to about -28 °C and frost typically from late October to late April, warm humid summers up to 36 °C, and fairly even rain of roughly 50 to 120 mm a month, so the growing season runs from late May to September.
Fruits
Saskatoon berry Amelanchier alnifolia
A hardy native shrub that survives the -28 °C winters and produces sweet berries with little care.
Harvest: 2-3 yearsEasy
Highbush blueberry Vaccinium corymbosum
Cold-hardy cultivars fruit well in the local summer, provided the soil is kept acidic.
Harvest: 2-3 yearsModerateIn potsCare guide →
Raspberry Rubus idaeus
Canes are fully hardy to -30 °C and the moist summer gives heavy crops of summer berries.
Harvest: 1-2 yearsEasyCare guide →
Gooseberry Ribes uva-crispa
Gooseberry bushes are very cold tolerant and fruit reliably in the cool early summer.
Harvest: 2-3 yearsEasyIn pots
Apple Malus domestica
Apple trees need cold winters to rest and this climate gives the chill hours and summer heat they need.
Harvest: 3-5 yearsModerateCare guide →
Haskap Lonicera caerulea
Haskap is one of the hardiest fruiting shrubs and is among the first to fruit in early summer.
Harvest: 2-3 yearsEasyIn pots