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What to plant in December in Mozambique

13 vegetables, fruits and herbs to sow or plant in December in Mozambique, for the climate around Maputo area, southern Mozambique.

Climate: A subtropical coastal climate with no frost, mild winters (coldest nights about 16 to 22 °C), hot humid summers, and most rain falling from November to April, with a drier May to October.

Vegetables

  • Sweet pepper Capsicum annuum

    Peppers thrive in the long warm season and their fruit ripens well in the heat.

    Harvest: 70–90 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →

  • Eggplant Solanum melongena

    Eggplant loves hot humid weather and keeps producing through the summer.

    Harvest: 80–100 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →

  • Okra Abelmoschus esculentus

    Okra handles heat and humidity well and yields abundantly once the rains begin.

    Harvest: 50–65 daysEasyIn pots

  • Cowpea Vigna unguiculata

    Cowpeas are drought-tolerant legumes that enrich the soil and suit local rainy-season growing.

    Harvest: 60–75 daysEasy

  • Sweet potato Ipomoea batatas

    Sweet potatoes need heat and rain, which this location provides in the summer months.

    Harvest: 100–140 daysEasy

  • Maize Zea mays

    Maize is a staple here and grows fast in the warm, rainy early summer.

    Harvest: 90–120 daysEasy

  • Butternut squash Cucurbita moschata

    Squash grows vigorously in warm weather and stores well after the rainy season.

    Harvest: 90–110 daysEasy

Fruits

  • Banana Musa acuminata

    Bananas love this frost-free warm climate and the summer rains feed their rapid growth.

    Harvest: 9–12 monthsEasyCare guide →

  • Papaya Carica papaya

    Papaya fruits quickly and reliably in the warm frost-free conditions here.

    Harvest: 8–12 monthsEasyIn potsCare guide →

  • Pineapple Ananas comosus

    Pineapples thrive in the warm, mostly frost-free climate and tolerate the dry winter well.

    Harvest: 18–24 monthsModerateIn pots

  • Guava Psidium guajava

    Guava is a hardy tropical tree that copes with this climate and fruits prolifically.

    Harvest: 2–3 yearsEasyIn pots

  • Mango Mangifera indica

    Mango needs the hot dry season for flowering and the warm rainy season for fruit growth, both present here.

    Harvest: 3–5 yearsModerateCare guide →

Herbs

  • Basil Ocimum basilicum

    Basil thrives in the warm summer and is easy to grow in pots on a balcony.

    Harvest: 30–40 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →