In season in October, zone 8

160 food plants hardy in zone 8 can be harvesting in October. These are typical Northern Hemisphere months: warmer gardens run a few weeks early, cooler ones late, and in the Southern Hemisphere shift everything by six months.

Fruit trees (17)

American persimmon · zones 4–9
Apple · zones 3–8
Arrayán (Chilean myrtle) · zones 8–10
Asian persimmon · zones 7–10
Caucasian pear · zones 4–8
Che (Chinese mulberry) · zones 6–9
Date-plum (Caucasian persimmon) · zones 6–9
Jujube · zones 6–10
Lapsi (Nepali hog plum) · zones 8–11
Medlar · zones 5–8
Mehal (Himalayan wild pear) · zones 6–9
Olive · zones 8–10
Pomegranate · zones 7–11
Prickly pear · zones 8–11
Quince · zones 5–9
Service tree · zones 5–8
Tejocote (Mexican hawthorn) · zones 8–10

Berries and small fruit (9)

Andean blueberry (mortiño) · zones 8–10
Chaura (prickly heath) · zones 6–9
Dog rose · zones 4–8
Goji · zones 5–9
Goldenberry (Cape gooseberry) · zones 8–11
Muntries · zones 8–10
Myrtle · zones 8–11
Sloe (blackthorn) · zones 4–8
Strawberry tree · zones 7–10

Nut trees (12)

Black walnut · zones 4–9
Chestnut · zones 4–8
Chilean wine palm · zones 8–10
Chilgoza pine · zones 6–9
English walnut · zones 5–9
Ginkgo (female, for nuts) · zones 4–9
Heartnut · zones 4–8
Himalayan hazel · zones 6–9
Japanese chestnut · zones 5–9
Pecan · zones 6–9
Pistachio · zones 7–10
Stone pine · zones 8–10

Vines (7)

Cold-hardy grape · zones 4–8
Fuzzy kiwi · zones 7–9
Hardy kiwi · zones 4–8
Maypop · zones 6–10
Muscadine grape · zones 7–10
Table grape · zones 7–10
Wine grape · zones 6–9

Tropical and subtropical food plants (4)

Feijoa (pineapple guava) · zones 8–11
Satsuma mandarin · zones 8–11
Star anise · zones 8–10
Yuzu · zones 7–10

Perennial vegetables, greens and herbs (28)

Achira (edible canna) · zones 8–11
Ashwagandha · zones 8–11
Astragalus (huang qi) · zones 5–9
Chayote · zones 8–11
Chives · zones 3–9
Crosnes (Chinese artichoke) · zones 5–9
Culinary sage · zones 5–9
Horseradish · zones 3–9
Kitchen herbs (thyme, sage, rosemary) · zones 5–10
Lemon verbena · zones 8–11
Licorice · zones 6–9
Lotus (root and seeds) · zones 5–11
Marshmallow · zones 3–9
Mint · zones 3–9
Mitsuba (Japanese parsley) · zones 4–9
Mountain pepper (pepperberry) · zones 7–10
Oregano · zones 4–9
Pericón (Mexican tarragon) · zones 8–11
Rosemary · zones 7–10
Saffron crocus · zones 6–9
Sichuan pepper · zones 6–9
Skirret · zones 5–9
Sunchoke · zones 3–9
Thyme · zones 5–9
Timur (Nepal pepper) · zones 7–10
Walking onion · zones 3–9
Warrigal greens · zones 8–11
Yacon · zones 8–11

Annual vegetables, herbs and grains (45)

Arugula · zones 2–11
Bambara groundnut · zones 6–11
Beet · zones 2–11
Bitter gourd (karela) · zones 8–12
Bok choy · zones 2–11
Bottle gourd (lauki) · zones 6–12
Broccoli · zones 2–11
Cabbage · zones 2–11
Calendula · zones 2–11
Carrot · zones 2–11
Cauliflower · zones 2–11
Celeriac · zones 3–9
Chia (Salvia hispanica) · zones 8–11
Cilantro · zones 2–11
Collard greens · zones 2–11
Egusi melon · zones 8–12
Epazote (paico) · zones 6–11
Finger millet (ragi) · zones 7–12
Flint and flour corn (maize) · zones 3–11
Jicama · zones 7–11
Kale · zones 2–11
Komatsuna (Japanese mustard spinach) · zones 3–10
Leek · zones 2–11
Lettuce · zones 2–11
Lima bean (butter bean) · zones 5–12
Napa cabbage · zones 4–9
Nasturtium · zones 2–11
Parsley · zones 2–11
Parsnip · zones 2–9
Peanut · zones 6–11
Pearl millet (bajra) · zones 7–12
Quinoa · zones 4–11
Radish · zones 2–11
Ridge gourd (turai) · zones 8–12
Roselle (hibiscus tea) · zones 8–12
Rutabaga (swede) · zones 3–9
Salsify · zones 4–9
Scarlet runner bean · zones 4–11
Sesame (til) · zones 7–12
Sorghum · zones 3–11
Sweet potato · zones 5–11
Swiss chard · zones 2–11
Tartary buckwheat (phapar) · zones 2–9
Turnip · zones 2–11
Winter squash and pumpkin · zones 2–11

Native and wild plants (36)

Allegheny chinquapin · zones 5–9
American beautyberry · zones 6–10
California bay laurel · zones 7–10
California black walnut · zones 7–10
Camellia (tsubaki) · zones 7–9
Carolina rose · zones 4–9
Cattail · zones 3–10
Coast live oak · zones 8–10
Common hawthorn · zones 4–8
Desert hackberry · zones 8–10
Emory oak (bellota) · zones 7–10
European crab apple · zones 4–8
Evergreen huckleberry · zones 7–9
Goosefoot (pitseed) · zones 3–10
Groundnut (hopniss) · zones 3–10
Hackberry · zones 2–9
Hīnau · zones 8–10
Hollyleaf cherry (islay) · zones 8–10
Holm oak (bellota oak) · zones 7–10
Kahikatea (white pine) · zones 8–10
Karamū · zones 8–10
Mediterranean hackberry (nettle tree) · zones 6–10
Nannyberry · zones 2–8
Nootka rose · zones 3–8
Oriental beech · zones 5–8
Peumo · zones 8–10
Pinyon pine · zones 4–8
Possumhaw viburnum · zones 5–9
Riverbank grape · zones 2–8
Saw palmetto · zones 8–11
Shagbark hickory · zones 4–8
Spicebush · zones 4–9
Sumpweed (marsh elder) · zones 4–9
Sweet crabapple · zones 4–8
Wapato (arrowhead) · zones 3–10
Wintergreen · zones 3–8

Helper plants for soil, wildlife and biomass (2)

Daikon (tillage radish) · zones 2–11
Tarwi (Andean lupin) · zones 7–10

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General guidance, not professional advice. Conditions vary by yard and year; for local specifics ask your county extension office. Never eat a wild plant you cannot identify with certainty. Traditional uses are shared as history, not medical advice. © 2026 Sean Priest · Irie Orchard. Terms & credits · Privacy · Home