What to plant on the Gold Coast in October
A typical October on the Gold Coast brings days around 26°C, nights around 16°C and about 86 mm of rain over 8 or so wet days. Your nights run about 2°C warmer and your days run about 1°C cooler than the rest of the Subtropical zone in October, so we have sorted the list below to suit your patch, not just the zone. The records show no frost on the Gold Coast in any month, so that is one worry you can cross off.
Averages 1991 to 2026 for postcode 4215, from the SILO climate record (Queensland Government, CC BY 4.0).
Good to plant on the Gold Coast this October
These are happy with your weather right now. Tap any one for our growing guide.
- Adzuki Bean
- Anise
- Bitter Melon
- Brazilian Spinach
- Calendula
- Celery
- Celtuce
- Chamomile
- Choko
- Comfrey
- Curry Leaf
- Egyptian Spinach
- Galangal
- Garlic Chives
- Jicama
- Kangkong
- Komatsuna
- Krachai
- Lavender
- Lemon Verbena
- Lemongrass
- Lima Bean
- Lovage
- Malabar Spinach
- Marrow
- Mexican Tarragon
- Moringa
- Mung Bean
- Myoga
- Nasturtium
- Okinawa Spinach
- Pandan
- Pigeon Pea
- Popcorn
- Queensland Arrowroot
- Rosella
- Salad Burnet
- Snake Beans
- Spring onion
- Stevia
- Taro
- Tree Onion
- Turmeric
- Vietnamese Mint
- Watercress
- Winter squash
- Yam
- Radish bolt risk
- Zucchini
- Beetroot
- Eggplant
- Ginger
- Amaranth
- Borage
- Capsicum
- Cucumber
- Dwarf Beans
- Jerusalem artichoke
- Luffa
- Tomatillo
- Yacon
- Basil
- Cape Gooseberry
- Chilli peppers
- Climbing Beans
- Lemon Balm
- Lettuce bolt risk
- Okra
- Oregano
- Parsley
- Rockmelon
- Rosemary
- Summer squash
- Sunflower
- Watermelon
- Chives
- Fennel bolt risk
- Mint
- NZ Spinach
- Sage
- Sweet Marjoram
- Thyme
- Silverbeet
- Sweet Corn
- Tomato
- Asparagus pea
- Sweet Potato
- Pumpkin
- Lemon
- Lime
- Avocado
- Abiu
- Acerola
- Achacha
- Banana
- Black Sapote
- Carambola
- Cherimoya
- Cumquat
- Custard Apple
- Davidson Plum
- Dragon Fruit
- Finger Lime
- Grumichama
- Guava
- Jaboticaba
- Jackfruit
- Lilly Pilly
- Longan
- Loquat
- Macadamia
- Makrut Lime
- Mango
- Papaya
- Passionfruit
- Peanut
- Pepino
- Pineapple
- Pomelo
- Sapodilla
- Soursop
- Sugar Apple
- Surinam Cherry
- Tamarillo
- Tangelo
- White Sapote
- Grapefruit
- Mandarin
- Orange
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 the Gold Coast gardeners
Our Subtropical growing guides walk you through every crop for your zone, month by month.
Other towns in your zone: Brisbane, Sunshine Coast, Toowoomba.