What to Plant in October in Vermont
Here's what you can plant in Vermont during October. Since Vermont spans multiple USDA zones, planting dates vary by location. Find your zone below.
Zone 4b
View full Zone 4b planting guide for October
Harvest
- Alliums
- Alpine Strawberries
- Amaranth
- Astilbe
- Bee Balm
- Black Beans
- Black-eyed Susan
- Celosia
- Coreopsis
- Cosmos
- Dahlias
- Daylily
- Echinacea (Purple Coneflower)
- Gaillardia (Blanket Flower)
- Gladiolus
- Ground Cherry
- Honeydew
- Horseradish
- Hostas
- Hubbard Squash
- Hydrangeas
- Impatiens
- Lilies
- Peppers
- Petunia
- Phlox
- Potatoes
- Pumpkin
- Roses
- Sedum (Stonecrop)
- Soybeans
- Squash (Winter)
- Strawberries
- Sunchoke
- Sunflower
- Tomatillo
- Tomatoes
- Valerian
- Vinca (Annual)
- Yarrow
- Zinnia
Zone 5a
View full Zone 5a planting guide for October
Harvest
- Alliums
- Alpine Strawberries
- Anise
- Bee Balm
- Begonias
- Belgian Endive
- Black-eyed Susan
- Celosia
- Coreopsis
- Cosmos
- Cumin
- Dahlias
- Daylily
- Echinacea (Purple Coneflower)
- Feverfew
- Gaillardia (Blanket Flower)
- Geraniums
- Gladiolus
- Horseradish
- Hostas
- Hot Peppers
- Hydrangeas
- Impatiens
- Leeks
- Lilies
- Nasturtium
- Petunia
- Phlox
- Roses
- Salvia
- Sedum (Stonecrop)
- Strawberries
- Sunchoke
- Sunflower
- Valerian
- Vinca (Annual)
- Yarrow
- Zinnia
Zone 5b
View full Zone 5b planting guide for October
Harvest
- Alliums
- Alpine Strawberries
- Bee Balm
- Belgian Endive
- Black-eyed Susan
- Celosia
- Coreopsis
- Dahlias
- Daylily
- Echinacea (Purple Coneflower)
- Feverfew
- Gaillardia (Blanket Flower)
- Gladiolus
- Horseradish
- Hostas
- Hot Peppers
- Hydrangeas
- Impatiens
- Leeks
- Lilies
- Nasturtium
- Petunia
- Phlox
- Roses
- Salvia
- Sedum (Stonecrop)
- Strawberries
- Sunchoke
- Sunflower
- Valerian
- Yarrow
- Zinnia