Depending on your USDA hardiness zone, October is an ideal time to plant cool-season vegetable seedlings that you can often harvest throughout the winter into early spring.

For a successful harvest, always begin with viable seeds or healthy transplants. Check the maturity date of each variety of vegetable, and choose those with faster maturity times because plants grow more slowly in cooler temperatures.

Here are 10 vegetables you can plant in October to enjoy for the coming months.

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