What to plant in October in France
5 vegetables, fruits and herbs to sow or plant in October in France, for the climate around Oise, Hauts-de-France (near Compiègne), northern France.
Climate: Temperate oceanic-continental climate with frosts from November to March (down to -9 °C), warm summers that can reach 38 °C, and rain spread fairly evenly through the year, with the wettest months in February and May.
Vegetables
Pea Pisum sativum
Cool spring and mild autumn suit it, and it finishes before the hottest weather arrives.
Harvest: 60–70 daysEasyCare guide →
Spinach Spinacia oleracea
It prefers cool weather, so spring and autumn sowings give tender leaves and it tolerates frost.
Harvest: 40–50 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Garlic Allium sativum
Autumn planting lets it take the winter chill it needs, then it matures the following summer.
Harvest: 240–300 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Fruits
Strawberry Fragaria × ananassa
Its winter hardiness and cool summers give sweet fruit, and it grows well in beds or hanging planters.
Harvest: 1 year (first fruit the next summer)EasyIn potsCare guide →
Herbs
Chives Allium schoenoprasum
Very hardy, it returns each spring and copes with the cold winters without any protection.
Harvest: 60–90 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →