What to plant in October in Israel
10 vegetables, fruits and herbs to sow or plant in October in Israel, for the climate around Coastal Eastern Mediterranean (around 32°N, 35°E, Israel-Jordan latitude).
Climate: Mild, wet winters with cool nights near 4-8°C from December to March and about 240 mm of rain in December alone, then long hot, almost rainless summers from May to October with nights of 20°C or more and days that can reach 38°C.
Vegetables
Lettuce Lactuca sativa
Cool autumn and winter weather lets it grow quickly and bolt less than it would in summer heat.
Harvest: 40-60 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Carrot Daucus carota
Sown in the cool, wet season, it forms sweet roots in loose, well-drained soil.
Harvest: 70-90 daysModerateIn potsCare guide →
Garlic Allium sativum
Cloves planted in autumn get the cool winter they need and bulb up in the dry late spring.
Harvest: 180-240 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Spinach Spinacia oleracea
Cool, mild winters give tender leaves, and it is harvested before the heat of spring arrives.
Harvest: 40-50 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Radish Raphanus sativus
It is one of the fastest crops and matures well in the cool, wet season.
Harvest: 25-35 daysEasyIn pots
Fruits
Strawberry Fragaria ananassa
Planted in autumn, it fruits from late winter into spring before the summer heat arrives.
Harvest: 90-120 daysEasyIn pots
Herbs
Parsley Petroselinum crispum
Cool, wet winters produce lush leaves, and it can be harvested through much of the cool season.
Harvest: 70-90 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Mint Mentha spicata
It thrives in the mild spring and autumn with regular water, and it grows well in containers.
Harvest: 60-90 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Coriander Coriandrum sativum
It prefers cool weather and bolts quickly in the summer heat, so it is best sown in the cooler months.
Harvest: 40-60 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Rosemary Rosmarinus officinalis
It loves the dry sunny summers and mild winters of this coast and needs very little water once established.
Harvest: 90-120 daysEasyIn pots