What to sow in August
Everything that can be sown or harvested in August, from the 231 plants in the planner.
Sow indoors 0
Nothing this month.
Sow or plant outdoors 25
Ready to harvest 140
Alpine strawberry
Amaranth greens
Angelica
Anise
Artichoke
Arugula
Banana plant
Basil
Bay laurel
Beefsteak tomato
Beetroot
Bell pepper
Bitter melon
Black-eyed peas
Blackberry
Blueberry
Borage
Broad beans
Broccoli
Bush beans
Cabbage
Calendula
Caraway
Carrot
Catnip
Cauliflower
Celery
Celtuce
Chamomile
Cherry tomato
Chervil
Chickpeas
Chili pepper
Chives
Coriander
Cornflower
Cosmos
Cucumber
Cumin
Dandelion
Dill
Dragon fruit
Echinacea
Eggplant
Elderberry
Epazote
Fenugreek
Fig tree
Garden cress
Garden orache
Garlic chives
Gherkin
Gogoșar pepper
Goji
Good King Henry
Ground cherry
Guava
Hyssop
Iceberg lettuce
Kapia pepper
Kohlrabi
Lavender
Lemon balm
Lemon verbena
Lemongrass
Lentils
Lettuce
Lima beans
Lovage
Malabar spinach
Mango tree
Marigold
Marjoram
Melon
Mint
Mizuna
Mustard greens
Nasturtium
Nectarine tree
New Zealand spinach
Okra
Onion
Oregano
Padrón pepper
Papaya
Parsley
Passion fruit
Patience dock
Pattypan squash
Peach tree
Pear tree
Pearl onion
Peas
Phacelia
Pineapple
Plum tomato (Roma)
Plum tree
Pointed cabbage
Pole beans
Potato
Purple basil
Purslane
Radish
Raspberry
Red leaf lettuce
Red onion
Romaine lettuce
Rosemary
Rue
Runner beans
Sage
Shallot
Shiso
Snow peas
Sorrel
Spinach
Spring onion
St John's wort
Stevia
Summer savory
Sunflower
Sweet alyssum
Sweet cicely
Sweet corn
Swiss chard
Tansy
Tarragon
Thai basil
Thyme
Tomatillo
Tomato
Turnip
Watercress
Watermelon
Welsh onion
Winter savory
Wormwood
Yarrow
Zinnia
Zucchini
Months for a temperate climate: about a month later in the north and a month earlier in the south. Give your own last frost date for exact dates.
Plan your August sowing
The planner warns you when two crops with a documented shared risk, such as tomatoes and potatoes, end up next to each other, so you can fix the layout before planting.
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