What to plant in October in Uruguay
13 vegetables, fruits and herbs to sow or plant in October 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 →
Lettuce Lactuca sativa
Mild autumn and spring suit quick leaf crops and frosts rarely damage them.
Harvest: 45-60 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Carrot Daucus carota
Loose sandy or well-worked soil in the mild climate gives straight roots in two seasons.
Harvest: 70-100 daysModerateIn potsCare guide →
Zucchini Cucurbita pepo
Warm spring and summer heat produce heavy yields from a single plant.
Harvest: 50-60 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Sweet pepper Capsicum annuum
Long warm summers allow fruit to ripen fully outdoors.
Harvest: 80-100 daysModerateIn potsCare guide →
Bush bean Phaseolus vulgaris
Warm soil after frost gives fast, reliable harvests of pods.
Harvest: 55-65 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Beetroot Beta vulgaris
Cool seasons produce tender roots and the crop tolerates light frost.
Harvest: 55-70 daysEasyIn pots
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 →
Rosemary Salvia rosmarinus
Mild winters and dry summer spells suit this perennial shrub well.
Harvest: 90-120 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →