# Vegetables to grow in Dubai

Canonical: https://plantguide.ae/plants/category/vegetable · Updated: 2026-10-05
Source: Ghaf Gardens (https://plantguide.ae/plants/category/vegetable)

The vegetable season in Dubai runs through the cooler months, from sowing in autumn to harvests in winter and spring, and most crops are finished once the summer heat arrives. Containers and raised beds with good soil and steady watering give the best results in a hot climate. Each vegetable below lists its sowing and harvest months and when heat stress begins.

More: [See the UAE planting calendar](https://plantguide.ae/calendar.md)

## Vegetables (6)

- **Cherry tomato** (cherry-tomato) — Solanum lycopersicum var. cerasiforme · طماطم كرزية · vegetable, exotic · full sun, moderate water · heat 2 salt 1 drought 2 shade 1 ease 3 · plant/sow Sep–Dec · [page](https://plantguide.ae/plants/cherry-tomato.md)
- **Okra** (okra) — Abelmoschus esculentus · بامية · vegetable, exotic · full sun, moderate water · heat 5 salt 2 drought 3 shade 1 ease 4 · plant/sow Feb–May · [page](https://plantguide.ae/plants/okra.md)
- **Chilli** (chilli) — Capsicum annuum · فلفل حار · vegetable, exotic · full sun, moderate water · heat 3 salt 2 drought 2 shade 2 ease 3 · plant/sow Feb–Apr, Aug–Nov · [page](https://plantguide.ae/plants/chilli.md)
- **Aubergine** (aubergine) — Solanum melongena · باذنجان · vegetable, exotic · full sun, moderate water · heat 4 salt 2 drought 2 shade 1 ease 3 · plant/sow Feb–Mar, Aug–Nov · [page](https://plantguide.ae/plants/aubergine.md)
- **Cucumber** (cucumber) — Cucumis sativus · خيار · vegetable, exotic · full sun, high water · heat 2 salt 2 drought 1 shade 1 ease 3 · plant/sow Feb–Apr, Aug–Oct · [page](https://plantguide.ae/plants/cucumber.md)
- **Lettuce** (lettuce) — Lactuca sativa · خس · vegetable, exotic · sun to part shade, moderate water · heat 1 salt 2 drought 1 shade 3 ease 3 · plant/sow Oct–Feb · [page](https://plantguide.ae/plants/lettuce.md)