What to plant in January in Vietnam
9 vegetables, fruits and herbs to sow or plant in January in Vietnam, for the climate around Southern Vietnam, Dong Nai and Binh Duong area.
Climate: Hot tropical lowland climate with no frost, year-round temperatures of 16 to 38 °C, a dry season from December to April and a heavy rainy season from May to November, peaking in September.
Vegetables
Tomato Solanum lycopersicum
Dry-season sun ripens fruit well, and sowing before the rains avoids the worst fungal disease pressure.
Harvest: 70–90 daysModerateIn potsCare guide →
Chili pepper Capsicum annuum
Thrives in heat and full sun and keeps producing through the dry season.
Harvest: 70–90 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Pak choi Brassica rapa
Quick cool-season leaves that grow well during the dry months when nights are mildest.
Harvest: 40–50 daysEasyIn pots
Lettuce Lactuca sativa
Only reliable in the dry season, when temperatures are lowest and rain is scarce.
Harvest: 45–60 daysModerateIn potsCare guide →
Cucumber Cucumis sativus
Warm weather and a trellis give fast harvests in the dry season.
Harvest: 45–60 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Eggplant Solanum melongena
Heat-loving fruiting crop that does best when sown before the rainy season.
Harvest: 70–90 daysModerateIn potsCare guide →
Pumpkin Cucurbita moschata
Vigorous in heat and sun, with fruit that stores well after the dry-season harvest.
Harvest: 90–110 daysEasy
Spring onion Allium fistulosum
Tolerates heat and humidity and can be cut repeatedly from a small bed or pot.
Harvest: 60–75 daysEasyIn pots
Herbs
Coriander Coriandrum sativum
Bolts quickly in heat, so it succeeds only when sown during the cooler dry-season months.
Harvest: 40–50 daysModerateIn potsCare guide →