What to plant in October in Hungary
5 vegetables, fruits and herbs to sow or plant in October in Hungary, for the climate around Central Slovakia (Banská Bystrica area), 48°N 19°E.
Climate: Cold continental climate with severe winters (down to about -16 °C), last spring frosts into late April, a warm wet early summer and a dry-ish late summer, with hot days up to about 37 °C.
Fruits
Raspberry Rubus idaeus
Raspberry canes are fully hardy to this winter and produce well in the cool, moist summer.
Harvest: 1-2 yearsEasyCare guide →
Blackcurrant Ribes nigrum
Blackcurrant bushes are very frost-hardy and prefer the cool continental summer.
Harvest: 2-3 yearsEasy
Sour cherry Prunus cerasus
Sour cherry is among the hardiest tree fruits and copes well with this continental winter.
Harvest: 3-4 yearsModerate
Plum Prunus domestica
European plums are hardy and get enough summer heat to ripen in this region.
Harvest: 3-5 yearsModerate
Pear Pyrus communis
Pears tolerate the cold winters and ripen their fruit in the warm late summer.
Harvest: 4-6 yearsModerate