What to plant in December in Morocco
12 vegetables, fruits and herbs to sow or plant in December in Morocco, for the climate around Rabat-Salé, Morocco.
Climate: Mild Mediterranean-Atlantic climate with cool, rainy winters (coldest nights about 11–13 °C, wettest in Nov–Jan) and dry, hot summers (up to 27 °C days, almost no rain Jun–Sep), so crops are sown in autumn and winter and summer crops need irrigation.
Vegetables
Lettuce Lactuca sativa
Mild winters let it grow through the cool season, and it bolts quickly in the summer heat.
Harvest: 45–60 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Onion Allium cepa
Planted in autumn it bulbs up during the long, dry spring days, which suits this climate.
Harvest: 120–150 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Garlic Allium sativum
Needs the cool, wet winter and dry early summer for bulb formation, which this location provides.
Harvest: 180–240 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Broad bean Vicia faba
Hardy in the mild winter and cropped before the summer heat arrives.
Harvest: 90–120 daysEasy
Pea Pisum sativum
Cool, wet winters suit it and it finishes before the dry, hot months.
Harvest: 60–80 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Spinach Spinacia oleracea
Mild winters give tender leaves, and it is harvested before bolting in spring.
Harvest: 40–50 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Fruits
Fig Ficus carica
Mild winters without hard frost and long dry summers ripen the fruit well, and it tolerates drought.
Harvest: 2–3 yearsEasyIn potsCare guide →
Pomegranate Punica granatum
Hot, dry summers sweeten the fruit and the plant tolerates the mild winter.
Harvest: 3–4 yearsEasyIn pots
Olive Olea europaea
Native to this Mediterranean climate, it needs the dry summer heat and mild winters to fruit.
Harvest: 3–5 yearsModerateIn potsCare guide →
Grape vine Vitis vinifera
Planted bare-root in winter, it grows through the wet spring and ripens its fruit in the dry late summer.
Harvest: 2–3 yearsModerateIn potsCare guide →
Apricot Prunus armeniaca
Its winter chill is met by the cool months and the dry summer gives good fruit quality.
Harvest: 3–4 yearsModerateIn pots
Herbs
Coriander Coriandrum sativum
Grows best in cool winter weather and bolts quickly once the summer heat arrives.
Harvest: 40–60 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →