Orto of October 2025: sowing, collected and works to do
October is a month of fundamental step for those who cultivate a vegetable garden, large or small. The summer season is now behind it, but the earth continues to bear fruit and still ask for attention and work. It is time to collect the latest summer products, start the autumn sowing, prepare the soil and organize yourself in view of winter.
Last crops and gifts of the season
In the first days of October, the remains of the hot season can still be collected. The basil must be cut before the cold arrives, while tomatoes and peppers, if the temperatures remain mild, give the last fruits. The grapes marks the conclusion of the harvest and in the hilly and wooded areas is the ideal time for mushrooms and chestnuts. In many regions also begins the collection of olives for the production of the new oil.
Those who have a domestic vegetable garden must devote themselves to cleaning the soil, eliminating dry and weeds, enriching the soil with ripe compost or stable and preparing vessels and flower beds for new crops. It is also advisable to collect and dry the aromatic herbs, so as to keep them during the winter.
What to sow in October
October is the right month to sow directly in the ground in the regions with a mild climate or in cassoni and vases protected in the colder areas. Here are the main varieties:
Those who grow on the balcony or fear the frosts can sow in seedbed by rocket, spinach, lettuce, lettuger and valerian, using recycled perforated containers such as yogurt jars or Portauova. After germination, only the most robust seedlings are transplanted.
What to collect in the garden in October
In this month several products are still brought home, especially if the summer sowing have been well planned. Rocket, lettuies, spinach, parsley and rosemary are collected. Tomatoes and peppers can still give some late fruit. For fruit, October is time of apples, pears, kiwis and lemons in the most mild climate areas. The collection of olives continues, chestnuts, hazelnuts, almonds and mushrooms are collected, always with the necessary prudence and control of the local health authorities.
Transplants to be done in October
This month is also suitable for transplants. Garlic and onions can be placed, as well as a bieta with the coast, cabbage, broccoli, cauliflowers, chicory, turnip greens, lettuces and fennels. Aromatic herbs such as chives, mint, oregano, bay leaf and borage can be placed on the field or in restored areas according to local climatic conditions.
Work according to the lunar calendar
The lunar calendar has always been an important reference for those who cultivate, because many agricultural operations give better results if performed in the most suitable moon phases.
October 2025 lunar calendar:
Growing Moon: from 1 to 6 October and from 22 to 31 October. In this period it is better to sow Ravanelli, carrots, cabbage, lettuce and lettuce in the seed and in the ground, as well as transplanting and multiplying the aromatic herbs. It is also the ideal time to collect the aromatic to dry, such as laurel, oregano, parsley, rosemary, sage and thyme.
Fair moon: from 8 to 20 October. At this stage, the vegetable garden is cleaned, eliminating plants at the end of the cycle such as basil and removing weeds. Cabbage, endive, radicchio, fava, peas, spinach and valerianella can be sown cabbage. It is also advisable to prepare flower beds and vases with compost for subsequent sowing and transplant sage, thyme, rosemary and marjoram.
October is not a month for pause, but of transition. Cleaning, targeted sowing and respect for the lunar calendar allow you to maintain the productive vegetable garden even during the cold season. Those who organize work well in recent weeks guarantee regular harvests and healthier plants in the months to come.
