What to plant in September in Taiwan
13 vegetables, fruits and herbs to sow or plant in September in Taiwan, for the climate around Yilan and Hualien coast, northeastern Taiwan.
Climate: Subtropical and frost-free, with a mild winter (coldest night 10 °C), a hot humid summer up to 34 °C, and heavy rain from June to November, peaking in June and November.
Vegetables
Tomato Solanum lycopersicum
Autumn and early spring suit tomatoes, and sheltering the plants from the June and November rains keeps blight down.
Harvest: 70–90 daysModerateIn potsCare guide →
Sweet pepper Capsicum annuum
Warm days and mild nights give steady fruit set in spring and autumn.
Harvest: 75–100 daysModerateIn potsCare guide →
Eggplant Solanum melongena
Eggplant thrives in the heat of Taiwan's summers and yields well from spring plantings.
Harvest: 80–100 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Cucumber Cucumis sativus
Warm soil and long days in spring and late summer give fast, heavy cropping.
Harvest: 50–65 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Water spinach Ipomoea aquatica
A fast, heat-loving leafy green that grows vigorously in the wet, hot months.
Harvest: 30–45 daysEasyIn pots
Chinese cabbage Brassica rapa
Cool autumn and winter nights suit its growth and head formation.
Harvest: 55–70 daysEasy
Lettuce Lactuca sativa
The mild winter, with nights never below 10 °C, keeps lettuce growing without bolting.
Harvest: 45–60 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Fruits
Papaya Carica papaya
It fruits fast in warm, humid conditions with no frost to damage it.
Harvest: 8–12 monthsEasyIn potsCare guide →
Guava Psidium guajava
A hardy subtropical tree that tolerates the mild winters and the rainy season.
Harvest: 2–3 yearsEasyIn pots
Passion fruit Passiflora edulis
A vigorous vine that bears heavily in warm, humid summers.
Harvest: 1–2 yearsModerateIn potsCare guide →
Herbs
Basil Ocimum basilicum
It grows lush in warm weather and is easy to keep on a balcony.
Harvest: 30–50 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Coriander Coriandrum sativum
Cool, mild winters suit it, while summer heat makes it bolt quickly.
Harvest: 40–55 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Spearmint Mentha spicata
Vigorous and rain-tolerant, it spreads well in pots and beds.
Harvest: 60–90 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →