What to plant in October in Norway
7 vegetables, fruits and herbs to sow or plant in October in Norway, for the climate around Southeastern Norway, Innlandet near Lillehammer.
Climate: A cold boreal climate with hard winters (nights to -21 °C), frost possible into late May and again from late August, a short warm season of about 4 to 5 months, and fairly even rainfall with a wetter autumn.
Vegetables
Garlic Allium sativum
Planted in autumn, the cloves overwinter under snow and produce bulbs the next summer.
Harvest: 210–280 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Fruits
Raspberry Rubus idaeus
Native to cold forests, it is fully winter-hardy and thrives in cool summers.
Harvest: 1–2 yearsEasyCare guide →
Blackcurrant Ribes nigrum
Extremely hardy, it needs winter chill and yields well in cool, moist summers.
Harvest: 2–3 yearsEasy
Redcurrant Ribes rubrum
Very cold-hardy, it ripens its berries in the summer warmth without extra care.
Harvest: 2–3 yearsEasy
Gooseberry Ribes uva-crispa
Native to cold regions, it tolerates the winter and bears well in the short summer.
Harvest: 2–3 yearsEasy
Apple Malus domestica
Cold-hardy cultivars on dwarfing rootstock fruit well despite the long winters.
Harvest: 3–5 yearsModerateCare guide →
Sour cherry Prunus cerasus
Among the hardiest tree fruits, it blooms late enough to avoid most spring frosts.
Harvest: 3–5 yearsModerate