What to plant in September in Morocco
7 vegetables, fruits and herbs to sow or plant in September 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
Courgette Cucurbita pepo
Vigorous in warm weather and very productive, with spring and late-summer sowings suited to the dry heat.
Harvest: 45–60 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
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 →
Spinach Spinacia oleracea
Mild winters give tender leaves, and it is harvested before bolting in spring.
Harvest: 40–50 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 →
Rosemary Rosmarinus officinalis
Native to the dry Mediterranean summer and mild winter, it needs little water once established.
Harvest: 90–120 daysEasyIn pots