October is an important month for sowing or planting vegetables including Asian greens, beans, beetroot, broccoli, cabbage, capsicum, carrot, cauliflower, celery, cress, cucumber, eggplant, kohlrabi, leek, lettuce, onions, parsnip, peas, pumpkins, squash, radish, spinach , swede, potato, strawberries, sweet potato, tomato, turnip, zucchini and sweetcorn.

October is also the perfect time to plant small fruit such as passionfruit, strawberries, and blueberries.
Feed citrus trees this month with a good citrus and fruit tree fertilizer. Spread out to the drip line of the tree and water well after applying.