What to plant in November in Uruguay

8 vegetables, fruits and herbs to sow or plant in November in Uruguay, for the climate around Montevideo, Uruguay.

Climate: Mild temperate coast with cool wet winters (frosts rare, nights seldom below 5 °C), warm humid summers reaching 31 °C, and rain spread fairly evenly through the year, with the wettest months in March and October.

Vegetables

  • Tomato Solanum lycopersicum

    Warm, sunny summers give long ripening and seedlings are sold everywhere in spring.

    Harvest: 70-90 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →

  • Zucchini Cucurbita pepo

    Warm spring and summer heat produce heavy yields from a single plant.

    Harvest: 50-60 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →

  • Bush bean Phaseolus vulgaris

    Warm soil after frost gives fast, reliable harvests of pods.

    Harvest: 55-65 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →

Fruits

  • Watermelon Citrullus lanatus

    Hot summer days give sweet melons and the long growing season suits it.

    Harvest: 80-100 daysModerate

  • Melon Cucumis melo

    Warm summers allow fruit to ripen fully outdoors.

    Harvest: 80-100 daysModerate

  • Lemon Citrus limon

    Frosts are rare and mild enough for citrus, and warm summers give fruit.

    Harvest: 2-4 yearsEasyIn potsCare guide →

Herbs

  • Basil Ocimum basilicum

    Warm summers give vigorous growth and it thrives in sunny pots.

    Harvest: 30-40 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →

  • Mint Mentha spicata

    Moist conditions and mild temperatures let it spread vigorously.

    Harvest: 60-90 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →