Most gardeners think October is the end of the season… but that couldn’t be further from the truth. 🍂 In this video, I’ll show you how to transform your garden with 15 crops that thrive in cooler weather — some outdoors, and some right on your windowsill. From #ColdHardyCrops that survive frost, to #IndoorGreens and #MicrogreensLife you can grow in your kitchen, this guide will change the way you see #FallGardening forever.
Whether you want #FreshAllWinter herbs, roots that keep producing, or bold leafy #CoolSeasonVeggies that everyone else overlooks, October is the time to plant. With the right choices, you can #ExtendYourHarvest straight through winter and into spring. 🌿
👉 Watch to the end — crop #3 will blow your mind, and #1 might just flip your entire gardening mindset.
📌 Timestamps
00:00 – Why October planting changes everything
01:15 – Crop 15: Garlic 🌱
02:30 – Crop 14: Fava Beans 🌿
03:40 – Crop 13: Mâche (Corn Salad) 🥗
04:55 – Crop 12: Green Onions from Scraps 🧅
06:10 – Crop 11: Kohlrabi 🥬
07:25 – Crop 10: Carrots in Containers 🥕
08:40 – Crop 9: Radicchio 🍷
09:55 – Crop 8: Cilantro 🌿
11:10 – Crop 7: Pak Choi / Bok Choy 🥢
12:25 – Crop 6: Peas (Shoots & Snow Peas) 🌱
13:40 – Crop 5: Sorrel 🍋
14:55 – Crop 4: Beets ❤️
16:10 – Crop 3: Lemongrass Indoors 🌿
17:25 – Crop 2: Spinach 🥬
18:40 – Crop 1: Broadleaf Mustard Greens 🌱
20:00 – Final thoughts & winter gardening hacks
🌐 Helpful Resources
🔗 https://youtu.be/Zsd4BWurUKs – Download my free winter gardening guide & see my recommended tools.
If you’re serious about #GrowYourOwnFood and want to keep your garden thriving when others pack up for the year, this is YOUR season. Hit that Subscribe button, drop a comment with which crop you’re planting first, and share this video with a fellow gardener.
Because once you unlock #OctoberPlanting and #GrowThroughFall strategies, you’ll never look at #GardeningInFall the same way again. Let’s make this the season of #GreenWinter and gardens that keep producing when the world says “off-season.” 🌱🔥
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Most gardeners think October is the end of
the season, but that couldn’t be further from the truth. In fact, October is one of the most
critical months if you want to keep your garden producing long after everyone else has packed
up for the year. While others are pulling out plants and calling it quits, you could be setting
yourself up for harvests that stretch deep into the winter and in some cases even carry you right
into early spring. Here’s the thing. This isn’t about squeezing out a few sad greens before
the frost hits. done right, October planting can completely transform your gardening routine.
It’s the difference between looking at bare soil for months and cutting fresh herbs, roots, and
leafy greens when it feels like nothing should be growing. Today, I’m going to walk you through 15
crops you need to plant this month. Some outdoors, some indoors that will change the way you think
about fall gardening forever. Stick with me because number three is one most people skip
over without realizing its incredible payoff. And number one, well, let’s just say it has the
power to flip your entire fall gardening mindset on its head. We’ve got herbs, leafy greens,
hearty roots, and even a couple of crops that don’t need a garden bed at all, they’ll grow
happily right on your kitchen counter. That means no matter what kind of space you have,
there’s something here you can start this month that will reward you with fresh harvests when most
people think it’s impossible. And let me be clear, these aren’t your typical. Just toss in
some lettuce suggestions. These are crops that genuinely love the cooler temperatures,
crops that shrug off the shortening days, and crops that almost never get the spotlight they
deserve. Most gardeners overlook them completely, which is exactly why planting them now gives you
such a powerful edge. Some will surprise you with how quickly they mature. Others will quietly tough
it out through the cold and come back stronger just when you’re craving something fresh in early
spring. and a couple are so resilient that you’ll wonder why you haven’t been growing them indoors
all along. This list is designed to open your eyes to what’s truly possible in October gardening.
Practical, reliable, but still exciting enough that you’ll want to try at least one new thing
you’ve never grown before. Crop 15, garlic. We’re starting with a classic that almost every gardener
knows, but hardly anyone thinks to start indoors. Garlic. October is the perfect time to get it
in the soil because it overwters beautifully. Plant it outside now and by early spring you’ll
already have strong shoots pushing up through the soil. Ready to become one of your very first
harvests of the year. But here’s the overlooked part. Indoors you don’t have to wait months for
bulbs. Tuck a few cloves into a pot on your window sill and within weeks you’ll be harvesting fresh
garlic greens like chives with a punch of flavor. A little known loweffort way to keep garlic in
play all winter long. Crop 14. Fava beans. Now, this one surprises people. Fava beans. They’re
hearty, underrated, and they serve double duty. Outdoors, they’re not just an edible crop.
They’re also nitrogen fixers, feeding your soil while they grow. Indoors, you can sprout them
in trays and snip the shoots tender, delicious, and packed with protein. Most gardeners never even
consider fava beans for fall, which makes them a hidden powerhouse. Crop 13, mâe, corn salad,
valyanella. If you’ve never grown mâché, October is your invitation. This delicate little leafy
green thrives in cold frames and shrugs off chilly nights. It’s a salad green that actually improves
in flavor as temperatures dip mild, nutty, and almost buttery. And indoors, you can grow it
as micro greens, giving you fresh salad toppers all winter long. It’s one of those oldworld
crops that deserves a modern comeback. Crop 12 green onions from kitchen scraps. This one’s
almost too easy. Take those leftover scallion ends from the grocery store. Set them in water
or soil on your window sill and watch them regrow like magic. Within days, you’ve got a fresh crop
of green onions. No garden bed, no seed packet, no excuses. If you want a simple set it and forget
it windowsill crop, this is it. Crop 11. Colobby. Colobby is one of those vegetables that looks
intimidating until you grow it. October plantings give you crisp, sweet bulbs that actually taste
better when grown in cool weather. Outdoors, they’re hearty. Indoors, you don’t even have to
wait for the bulb to harvest the leafy tops and treat them like spinach. Two crops in one from a
plant most gardeners overlook. Crop 10 carrots in containers. Yes, you can grow carrots in October,
even on a window sill. The trick is choosing the right varieties. Small round types like Parisian
or Thumbelina that don’t need soil. Plant them in containers on patios or indoors with good light,
and you’ll have crisp, sweet carrots ready to pull when it feels like the rest of the garden is
asleep. It’s a fun, surprising option that proves root crops aren’t just for spring. Crop nine,
radikio. If you’re tired of the same old lettuce, radikio is your bold new best friend. With its
deep purple leaves and sharp, almost spicy flavor, it brings variety to salads and sautes. And
the best part, it loves cold weather. Outdoors, it will keep growing while lettuce sulks. And
indoors, a simple grow light is enough to keep the harvest going. uncommon, striking, and perfect for
October sewing. Crop eight, cilantro. And here’s one that flips the script. Cilantro. Most people
give up on cilantro after it bolts in the summer heat, but October is its secret season. In cooler
weather, it thrives. You’ll get lush, flavorful leaves without the frustration of it running
straight to seed. Grow it outdoors for fall harvests or indoors in a sunny spot for that fresh
garnish all winter. If you’ve written off cilantro as too fussy, fall planting will change your
mind. Quick pause here if you’re finding crops on this list you’ve never even considered before,
take a second to give this video a thumbs up. It helps the channel and it tells me you want more of
these hidden gem gardening tips. Crop seven, pack choy/b choy. If you want quick, versatile greens,
pack choy or bok choy is a must. It’s remarkably cold tolerant, which means fall sewings outdoors
can still give you beautiful little rosettes of crisp stems and tender leaves. And indoors, under
a grow light, it just keeps giving. Harvest a few leaves at a time, and it will regrow, supplying
you with endless stir fry greens right when you crave them most. Few crops deliver that fast
and that reliably in cooler weather. Crop six, peas. snow peas or dwarf peas. Peas aren’t just a
spring crop. If you sew them outdoors in October, they’ll settle in, overwinter quietly, and then
leap into growth the moment spring arrives weeks ahead of everyone else. But here’s the indoor
secret, peashoots. Sew them thicken trays, snip them when they’re about 4 to 6 in tall, and you’ll
have tender, sweet greens ready in just 2 weeks. It’s one of the fastest, most rewarding crops
you can grow on a kitchen counter. Crop five, sorrel. Now, here’s a perennial that almost never
gets the attention it deserves. Sorrel. With its lemony, tangy flavor, it’s unlike any other leafy
green, and it thrives in cool weather. Outdoors, plant it once, and it will keep coming back year
after year. Indoors, it grows beautifully in containers, and a handful of fresh sorrel leaves
can completely transform a soup, smoothie, or salad. It’s the kind of crop that makes you feel
like you’ve discovered a secret ingredient. Crop for beets. Beets are a twofor one deal in October.
S them now outdoors and you’ll be harvesting lush, nutritious greens all winter long. As the season
turns, those roots will swell in spring, giving you sweet, earthy bulbs to pull just when fresh
harvests are scarce. Indoors, you don’t even have to wait for those long baby beet greens to grow
easily on a window sill. Ready to snip for salads in just a few weeks. Few crops are as versatile
across seasons. Crop three, lemongrass indoors. This one catches people offguard. Lemongrass. You
don’t even need seed. Just grab fresh stalks from the grocery store, set them in water until
they root, and then pot them up. From there, you’ll have a pot of fragrant tropical greenery
that not only looks stunning, but also supplies fresh stalks and leaves for teas, soups, and
curries. Most gardeners never think of lemongrass as a fall crop. But indoors, it’s one of the most
rewarding you can grow. Crop two, spinach. Spinach is the cold weather powerhouse. outdoors. Sewing
it in fall sets you up for something magical. The plants will establish in cool weather, rest
through winter, and then absolutely explode with growth as soon as spring arrives, giving you
harvest weeks before anyone else. Indoors, spinach is just as impressive. Set up a cut and come again
baby leaf system, and you’ll be snipping fresh, nutrient-packed greens for salads and sautes all
winter long. Reliable, versatile, and one of the smartest October plantings you can make. Crop
one, broadleaf mustard greens. Here it is, the gamecher. Broadleaf mustard greens are bold, fast,
and almost criminally overlooked. Most gardeners don’t realize just how tough this crop really
is. While other greens curl up and die at the first sign of frost, mustard greens keep pushing
forward. They’re super cold hearty, shrugging off temperatures that send lettuce and even spinach
into retreat. Outdoors, they not only survive the cold, they thrive in it. And as a bonus, they
act as a natural pest deterrent in the garden, making them a powerful companion crop as well as
a food source. But indoors is where they really surprise people. As micro greens, mustard greens
are intensely flavorful, sharp, peppery, and packed with bite. A tray on your windows sill can
give you harvests in just a week or two. And the taste is so vibrant, it can turn a simple sandwich
or salad into something unforgettable. It’s one of those crops that once you try it, you’ll wonder
how it ever stayed off your list. Planting mustard greens in October isn’t just about filling a gap
in the season. Is about rethinking what’s possible in a fall and winter garden. When everything else
gives up, mustard greens are just getting started. So whether you’re working with a backyard plot
or nothing more than a sunny kitchen window sill, these 15 crops prove something most gardeners
never realize, October is far from the end of the season. In fact, it’s the beginning of
an entirely new chapter. A season of cold, hearty greens, resilient roots, and surprising
indoor harvests that can keep you growing straight through winter and into spring. Now, I want to
hear from you. Which of these crops are you going to plant this month? Drop your answer down in
the comments. Maybe it’s one you’ve always grown, or maybe it’s one that completely caught you off
guard. Either way, I’d love to know which of these surprised you most and which one you’re excited
to try. And if you found this list helpful, you’re going to love what’s coming next. Check
out my video on winter gardening hacks. It pairs perfectly with these crops and gives you even
more tools to make the cold months your most productive season yet. And of course, don’t
forget to hit that subscribe button so you don’t miss the next round of uncommon gardening
tips. Because trust me, once you see what’s possible in the so-called off season, you’ll
never think of gardening the same way again.
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