Seasonal Planting Calendar

What you can plant each month in Malaysia, with a simple weather forecast widget to help you time sowing and transplanting.

📍 Malaysia

Local microclimates vary (coast vs highlands, rainfall, pests). Treat this as a practical starting point and adjust using your local forecast and experience.

This month: October

Season hint: Inter-monsoon storms; humidity rises

  • Leafy greens (sawi, lettuce varieties) (Vegetable)
    Pick heat-tolerant greens; reduce leaf wetness with morning watering.
  • Chili (Vegetable)
    Good month to start seedlings for year-end harvest.
  • Kangkung (Vegetable)
    Reliable during variable weather.
  • Turmeric (Root)
    Planting still possible; ensure drainage.
  • Basil / Mint (Herb)
    Fungal risk rises—prioritize airflow and avoid soggy soil.

Weather (planning)

7‑day forecast for watering and transplant timing.

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Tip: if rain probability is high, start seedlings in trays under shelter and transplant when the next few days look drier.

Full year overview

January
Often wetter in parts of Malaysia
🌱 5
  • Kangkung (water spinach) (Vegetable)
  • Sawi / Pak choy (Vegetable)
  • Okra (Vegetable)
  • Chili (cili) (Vegetable)
  • Basil / Thai basil (Herb)
February
Transitioning (still wet in some regions)
🌱 5
  • Long beans (kacang panjang) (Vegetable)
  • Cucumber (Vegetable)
  • Eggplant (brinjal) (Vegetable)
  • Turmeric (kunyit) (Root)
  • Mint (Herb)
March
Often warmer; rain varies
🌱 5
  • Tomato (heat-tolerant varieties) (Vegetable)
  • Chili / Bird’s eye chili (Vegetable)
  • Sweet corn (Vegetable)
  • Pumpkin / squash (Vegetable)
  • Lemongrass (serai) (Herb)
April
Inter-monsoon thunderstorms
🌱 5
  • Bitter gourd (peria) (Vegetable)
  • Kangkung (Vegetable)
  • Bayam (amaranth) (Vegetable)
  • Ginger (halia) (Root)
  • Coriander (cilantro) (Herb)
May
Often drier/hotter spells
🌱 5
  • Okra (Vegetable)
  • Sweet potato (Root)
  • Cucumber (Vegetable)
  • Roselle (hibiscus sabdariffa) (Edible)
  • Basil (Herb)
June
Southwest monsoon period
🌱 5
  • Long beans (Vegetable)
  • Eggplant (Vegetable)
  • Chili (Vegetable)
  • Watermelon (space permitting) (Fruit)
  • Turmeric (Root)
July
Often drier; heat stress possible
🌱 5
  • Kangkung (Vegetable)
  • Bayam (amaranth) (Vegetable)
  • Okra (Vegetable)
  • Papaya (from seed) (Fruit)
  • Mint / Lemongrass (Herb)
August
Southwest monsoon; haze sometimes
🌱 5
  • Chili (Vegetable)
  • Cucumber (Vegetable)
  • Bitter gourd (Vegetable)
  • Sweet corn (Vegetable)
  • Basil (Herb)
September
Still warm; rainfall starts shifting
🌱 5
  • Sawi / Pak choy (Vegetable)
  • Kangkung (Vegetable)
  • Eggplant (Vegetable)
  • Ginger (Root)
  • Spring onion (Herb)
October
Inter-monsoon storms; humidity rises
🌱 5
  • Leafy greens (sawi, lettuce varieties) (Vegetable)
  • Chili (Vegetable)
  • Kangkung (Vegetable)
  • Turmeric (Root)
  • Basil / Mint (Herb)
November
Northeast monsoon begins (wetter)
🌱 5
  • Sawi / Pak choy (Vegetable)
  • Kangkung (Vegetable)
  • Chives / Spring onion (Herb)
  • Ginger (Root)
  • Okra (Vegetable)
December
Often wetter; disease pressure increases
🌱 5
  • Leafy greens (sawi, bayam) (Vegetable)
  • Kangkung (Vegetable)
  • Chili (seedlings) (Vegetable)
  • Mint (Herb)
  • Lemongrass (Herb)
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