What to plant in September in Colombia

Potato Solanum tuberosum

Native to the Andes, it thrives in cool nights and the moist highland soils of this region.

Harvest: 90–120 daysEasyIn pots

Broad bean Vicia faba

Hardy in cool weather and tolerates the light frosts of the highland dry season.

Harvest: 90–120 daysEasy

Garden pea Pisum sativum

Prefers the cool, moderate temperatures of the highlands and yields well before the heaviest rains.

Harvest: 60–80 daysEasyCare guide →

Lettuce Lactuca sativa

Grows quickly in cool highland temperatures and can be sown across most of the year.

Harvest: 45–60 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →

Cabbage Brassica oleracea

Frost-tolerant and well suited to the cool nights and fertile soils of the highlands.

Harvest: 90–120 daysModerateCare guide →

Carrot Daucus carota

Cool temperatures give sweet roots, and the loose volcanic-origin soils of the savanna suit it well.

Harvest: 70–90 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →

Onion Allium cepa

Bulbs form well under the long, cool days of the highlands and store well in the dry season.

Harvest: 100–150 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →

Spinach Spinacia oleracea

Prefers cool weather and bolts quickly in heat, which the highland climate avoids.

Harvest: 40–50 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →

Tomato Solanum lycopersicum

Warm days and cool nights in the highlands give good fruit set when grown under cover or in a sheltered spot.

Harvest: 70–90 days after transplantingModerateIn potsCare guide →

Sweet pepper Capsicum annuum

Thrives in the warm days of the highlands and does well in containers on sunny balconies.

Harvest: 90–120 days after transplantingModerateIn potsCare guide →

Garlic Allium sativum

Needs the cool, moderately dry conditions of the highland dry season to form bulbs.

Harvest: 150–200 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →

Zucchini Cucurbita pepo

Fast-growing and productive in the warm highland days once frost risk has passed.

Harvest: 50–60 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →

Strawberry Fragaria × ananassa

Cool highland nights and mild days suit it, and it grows well in pots and hanging planters.

Harvest: 90–120 days from plantingEasyIn potsCare guide →

Andean blackberry Rubus glaucus

Native to the Andes and tolerant of cool, wet highland conditions and light frosts.

Harvest: 1–2 yearsModerate

Feijoa Acca sellowiana

Hardy to light frost and fruits well in the cool, temperate highland climate.

Harvest: 3–5 yearsEasyIn pots

Tree tomato Solanum betaceum

Native to the Andean highlands and fruits reliably in the cool, mild climate of Bogotá.

Harvest: 2–3 yearsModerateIn pots

Goldenberry Physalis peruviana

A native Andean plant that tolerates the highland temperatures and grows easily from seed.

Harvest: 90–120 daysEasyIn pots

Lulo Solanum quitoense

Andean fruit that grows well in the mild, frost-free periods of the highlands with good drainage.

Harvest: 2–3 yearsModerateIn pots

Granadilla Passiflora ligularis

Native to the Andes and climbs trellises well in the cool, moist highland climate.

Harvest: 1–2 yearsModerate

Coriander Coriandrum sativum

Prefers cool weather and grows fast in the highland climate before bolting in heat.

Harvest: 40–50 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →

Parsley Petroselinum crispum

Hardy in cool highland temperatures and keeps producing leaves for months.

Harvest: 70–90 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →

Spearmint Mentha spicata

Vigorous in the moist, cool highlands and spreads readily in containers.

Harvest: 60–90 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →

Chives Allium schoenoprasum

Perennial and fully frost-hardy, it suits the cool highland nights and grows well in pots.

Harvest: 60–90 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →

Thyme Thymus vulgaris

Drought-tolerant and frost-hardy, it does well in the drier months of the highland climate.

Harvest: 90–120 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →