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What to plant in Ballarat in October

A typical October in Ballarat brings days around 17°C, nights around 6°C and about 67 mm of rain over 11 or so wet days. Your nights run about 2°C cooler and your days run about 2°C cooler than the rest of the Cool Temperate zone in October, so we have sorted the list below to suit your patch, not just the zone. Your coldest October night on record was -3.0°C, so keep the frost cloth handy for tender seedlings. Frost has turned up in Ballarat as late as December, so keep an eye on cold nights until then.

Averages 1991 to 2026 for postcode 3350, from the SILO climate record (Queensland Government, CC BY 4.0).

Good to plant in Ballarat this October

These are happy with your weather right now. Tap any one for our growing guide.

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Give these a few more weeks

Your October weather is still a touch cool for these. Hold off a little, or start them in trays somewhere warm and sheltered, and they will be ready to plant out when it warms up.

Biggest price moves this month

We keep an eye on supermarket veggie prices for you. When something you can sow now is getting dearer, growing your own saves you even more.

More for Ballarat gardeners

Our Cool Temperate growing guides walk you through every crop for your zone, month by month.

Other towns in your zone: Melbourne, Geelong, Hobart, Bendigo.

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