What to plant in November in Denmark

6 vegetables, fruits and herbs to sow or plant in November in Denmark, for the climate around Skåne, southern Sweden (near Lund).

Climate: Cold winters with frosts down to about -15 °C from November to February, mild summers reaching about 30 °C, and fairly even rain of 25 to 98 mm a month, wettest from June to October.

Fruits

  • Apple Malus domestica

    Hardy apple rootstocks survive the -15 °C winters and need the cool summers to set fruit.

    Harvest: 3–5 yearsModerateCare guide →

  • Pear Pyrus communis

    Hardy pear varieties tolerate the local winter and ripen fruit in the warm late summer.

    Harvest: 4–6 yearsModerate

  • Plum Prunus domestica

    European plums are fully hardy here and benefit from the warm late summers.

    Harvest: 3–5 yearsModerate

  • Sour cherry Prunus cerasus

    Sour cherries are very cold-hardy and fruit reliably in this climate, unlike sweet cherries.

    Harvest: 3–5 yearsModerate

  • Raspberry Rubus idaeus

    Raspberry canes are hardy to deep frost and produce well in the moist, cool summers.

    Harvest: 1–2 yearsEasyCare guide →

  • Blackcurrant Ribes nigrum

    Blackcurrants need a long cold winter to fruit well, which this location provides.

    Harvest: 2–3 yearsEasy