What to plant in October in Morocco
12 vegetables, fruits and herbs to sow or plant in October 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 →
Carrot Daucus carota
Cool autumn and winter soils grow sweet, straight roots, and the crop stores well in the ground.
Harvest: 70–90 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
Strawberry Fragaria × ananassa
Mild winters and spring sun suit it, and bare-root plants are easy to buy locally.
Harvest: 90–120 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Herbs
Parsley Petroselinum crispum
Cool, mild winters give lush leaves, and it tolerates light frost.
Harvest: 70–90 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Mint Mentha spicata
Spreads vigorously in the rainy season and is best kept in a pot to control it.
Harvest: 60–90 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Coriander Coriandrum sativum
Grows best in cool winter weather and bolts quickly once the summer heat arrives.
Harvest: 40–60 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Rosemary Rosmarinus officinalis
Native to the dry Mediterranean summer and mild winter, it needs little water once established.
Harvest: 90–120 daysEasyIn pots