📅 Jamaica Planting Days — November 2026 (Moon & Almanac Calendar)
November kicks off Jamaica's dry-season growing window — the one that carries you right through Christmas dinner. Rain is easing, hurricane peak is behind us, cooler nights keep tomato trusses setting fruit, and anything you sow in November crops through December, January and February. If you time your sowing to the moon the way the old-time growers did — and the way the Farmers' Almanac still does — you'll get stronger germination and sturdier seedlings. Here are the planting days for November 2026, and the crops to pair with each window.
🌱 Above-ground crops — November 1 to November 13, 2026
These are the days to sow anything you'll harvest from above the soil: leafy greens, fruiting vegetables, legumes, cabbage. The moon is waxing from new moon (October 31) through full moon (November 15), and traditional almanac wisdom says sap rises with the moon's light — good for seedlings pushing up.
Top above-ground picks for November: tomato (transplant from October trays), sweet pepper, scotch bonnet, cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower, lettuce, kale, spinach, callaloo, pak choi, string beans.
🥕 Below-ground crops — November 15 to November 28, 2026
The waning-moon window is when the almanac points to root crops. Energy moves down to the roots instead of the leaves — handy for anything that bulks under the soil.
Top below-ground picks for November: carrot, beet, radish, onion, dasheen, sweet potato, Irish potato (highland), ginger, turmeric.
Why plant for Christmas dinner from your own yard
Tomato planted in November's waxing window is picking fruit by mid-December. Cabbage sown now gives you head cabbage for Christmas Sunday dinner. Lettuce, carrot and beet planted in the waning window will be on the table before Boxing Day. The economics work too — a J$200 pack of tomato seed gives 50+ plants, and each plant yields 2–3 kg of fruit over the season. That's a Sunday-dinner garden for the cost of one tomato in the supermarket.
November planting-day calendar — quick reference
- Oct 31 (New Moon): rest / prep beds / add compost
- Nov 1–13 (Waxing): sow above-ground crops — best days Nov 2, 5, 6, 9, 10, 12
- Nov 15 (Full Moon): transplant seedlings, strong watering day
- Nov 16–28 (Waning): sow below-ground crops — best days Nov 17, 18, 21, 22, 25, 27
- Nov 30: rest / weed / plan December (dry-season peak)
What else to do in the November garden
- Side-dress October's plantings. Callaloo, corn and cabbage sown in October need feeding by mid-November. Chicken-manure tea or a nitrogen fertilizer keeps leaves broad and green.
- Mulch for moisture. With less rain coming, mulch holds the water you apply. A thick layer of dry grass, banana trash or chopped-up weeds works perfectly.
- Start the Easter tomatoes now in trays. Sow sweet pepper and scotch bonnet in trays in early November and you'll transplant them in December for a March–April harvest.
- Watch for whitefly and aphids. Dry weather brings the sap-suckers. A spray of soapy water twice a week handles them without chemicals.
Get your November seeds this week
All our seeds are hand-packed in Mandeville for backyard growers. Browse leafy greens, fruiting vegetables, root vegetables, or grab a Jamaican favorites pack. From J$200 — free Knutsford Express pickup island-wide.
Shop seeds for November →Want the full-year calendar? See the Jamaica Planting Calendar and download the free 2026 Planting Days PDF. Looking ahead? Our December 2026 planting guide covers the dry-season peak. For a monthly reminder straight to your inbox, join the Seeds Jamaica growers' list in the footer.