What to plant in October in South Korea
7 vegetables, fruits and herbs to sow or plant in October in South Korea, for the climate around Central Gangwon, South Korea (38°N, 127°E).
Climate: Cold continental winters with frosts from about October to April and nights reaching -16°C, then a warm, humid summer where most of the year's rain falls in July and August, so planting follows late spring and the monsoon.
Vegetables
Spinach Spinacia oleracea
It tolerates frost well and thrives in the cool shoulder seasons of this climate.
Harvest: 40–50 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Radish Raphanus sativus
Fast-maturing roots grow well in the mild spring and autumn with plenty of rain.
Harvest: 25–35 daysEasyIn pots
Garlic Allium sativum
Cloves planted in autumn overwinter under the cold and are harvested in early summer.
Harvest: 8–9 monthsEasyIn potsCare guide →
Onion Allium cepa
Sets planted in early spring mature well before the summer rains peak.
Harvest: 100–120 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Fruits
Strawberry Fragaria × ananassa
Hardy crowns survive the frosts and crop reliably in late spring.
Harvest: 60–90 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Blueberry Vaccinium corymbosum
Cold-hardy highbush types handle the winter, and it does well in containers with acidic soil.
Harvest: 2–3 yearsModerateIn potsCare guide →
Raspberry Rubus idaeus
Canes are very cold-hardy and fruit reliably each early summer.
Harvest: 1–2 yearsEasyCare guide →