Waco Planting Calendar: October

Some cilantro I grew in October

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 Herbs and veggies to plant this month:  


START SEEDS OUTDOORS:

Arugula (by October 30)*
Beets (by Oct 15)
Carrots
Chives** (see note)
Cilantro***
Collards (by Oct 10)
Onion** (see note)
Leeks** (see note)
Lettuce, Leaf (by Oct 10)
Mustard (by Nov 1)
Parsley (by Oct 10)
Raddish
Shallots (sets)**
Squash, summer (by Sept 10)
Turnips (by Nov 1)


TRANSPLANT

Kale and Flowering Cabbage (Oct - Dec)


Most of the info for this month's planting guide came from the Aggie Fall Direct Seeding Guide.   Some info also came from from the the 2023  Farmer's Almanac planting guide for Waco, which are marked with an *, and  Month to Month Gardening in Texas, which are marked with ** (and has a note below).   I've been told the Farmer's Almanac is not as accurate as the Aggie Guide, but will include info from it only for veggies not listed in the Aggie Guide.  I will also use it for dates for planting indoors to transplant if it seems to be within a reasonable period from the Aggie transplanting guidance, since their guide doesn't cover this. (But Arugula wasn't listed in the Aggie guide)

**Month to Month Gardening in Texas says that the last date to plant onion, leeks, and shallots is Oct 1.   The Aggie says in our zone we have til November 1. I've planted onions and chives, both seeds and onion sets, all through the fall in Waco, and had them survive all through the winter.

***I am not using any gardening guide for this.  I personally planted cilantro in Waco starting in October and going all through the winter.   Any time it warms up it will bolt but because the weather is generally cooling, you at least have longer windows before that happens.