What to plant in October in Spain
6 vegetables, fruits and herbs to sow or plant in October in Spain, for the climate around Madrid, Spain.
Climate: Continental Mediterranean climate at about 650 m: cold winters with frosts down to -3 °C, hot dry summers that reach 41 °C, and most rain falling in autumn and spring with a very dry July to September.
Vegetables
Lettuce Lactuca sativa
Spring and autumn are mild enough for crisp leaves, and shade in summer helps it.
Harvest: 45–60 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Spinach Spinacia oleracea
It tolerates cold and frost, so it crops through the cool seasons.
Harvest: 40–50 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Garlic Allium sativum
Autumn cloves need the winter chill and harvest before the summer heat.
Harvest: 7–8 monthsEasyIn potsCare guide →
Broad bean Vicia faba
Autumn sowing survives mild frosts and cropping finishes before the summer heat.
Harvest: 80–100 daysEasy
Fruits
Strawberry Fragaria × ananassa
Bare-root or potted plants fruit well in spring and handle the winter cold.
Harvest: 60–90 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Herbs
Rosemary Salvia rosmarinus
It loves the dry, sunny Mediterranean climate and tolerates light frost.
Harvest: about 1 yearEasyIn potsCare guide →