What to plant in September in Mozambique
12 vegetables, fruits and herbs to sow or plant in September 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
Tomato Solanum lycopersicum
Warm frost-free days suit tomatoes, and sowing in the dry season avoids the worst of the rainy-season blight.
Harvest: 70–90 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
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 →
Cucumber Cucumis sativus
Cucumbers grow quickly in the warm months and are productive with regular watering.
Harvest: 50–70 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Fruits
Papaya Carica papaya
Papaya fruits quickly and reliably in the warm frost-free conditions here.
Harvest: 8–12 monthsEasyIn potsCare guide →
Passion fruit Passiflora edulis
Passion fruit vines grow vigorously in warm, humid weather and fruit well in this climate.
Harvest: 12–18 monthsEasyIn potsCare guide →
Avocado Persea americana
Avocado trees tolerate the mild winters and need the warm, humid spring and summer to set fruit.
Harvest: 3–5 yearsModerateCare guide →
Guava Psidium guajava
Guava is a hardy tropical tree that copes with this climate and fruits prolifically.
Harvest: 2–3 yearsEasyIn pots
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 →
Coriander Coriandrum sativum
Coriander prefers the cooler dry months and bolts less when sown outside the hottest weather.
Harvest: 40–50 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Mint Mentha spicata
Mint spreads vigorously in warm weather with regular water and is ideal in a pot.
Harvest: 60–70 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Thyme Thymus vulgaris
Thyme tolerates the sunny dry spells and prefers well-drained pots, avoiding the wettest weeks.
Harvest: 70–90 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →