Sowing in August
August is mostly harvesting, with an eye on winter. Lamb's lettuce, spinach and radishes for the cold months go in now — they germinate fast in the residual warmth and then stand into winter. Don't leave cleared ground bare.
Start indoors in August
1 plant
Sow outdoors in August
13 plants
- Asian salad greensBrassica rapa var. japonica
- Butterhead lettuceLactuca sativa var. capitata
- ChervilAnthriscus cerefolium
- CorianderCoriandrum sativum
- DillAnethum graveolens
- Lamb's lettuceValerianella locusta
- Loose-leaf lettuceLactuca sativa var. crispa
- Mooli radishRaphanus sativus var. longipinnatus
- Pak choiBrassica rapa subsp. chinensis
- RadishRaphanus sativus var. sativus
- RocketEruca vesicaria subsp. sativa
- SpinachSpinacia oleracea
- Spring onionAllium fistulosum
Plant out in August
2 plants
Harvest in August
43 plants
- AubergineSolanum melongena
- BasilOcimum basilicum
- BeetrootBeta vulgaris subsp. vulgaris
- BroccoliBrassica oleracea var. italica
- Butterhead lettuceLactuca sativa var. capitata
- CarrotDaucus carota subsp. sativus
- CauliflowerBrassica oleracea var. botrytis
- ChilliCapsicum annuum
- ChivesAllium schoenoprasum
- Climbing beanPhaseolus vulgaris var. vulgaris
- CorianderCoriandrum sativum
- CourgetteCucurbita pepo
- CucumberCucumis sativus
- DillAnethum graveolens
- Dwarf beanPhaseolus vulgaris var. nanus
- GarlicAllium sativum
- KohlrabiBrassica oleracea var. gongylodes
- Lemon balmMelissa officinalis
- Loose-leaf lettuceLactuca sativa var. crispa
- LovageLevisticum officinale
- MangetoutPisum sativum var. saccharatum
- MarjoramOriganum majorana
- MintMentha × piperita
- Mooli radishRaphanus sativus var. longipinnatus
- OnionAllium cepa
- OreganoOriganum vulgare
- ParsleyPetroselinum crispum
- PeaPisum sativum
- PotatoSolanum tuberosum
- Red cabbageBrassica oleracea var. capitata f. rubra
- RosemarySalvia rosmarinus
- SageSalvia officinalis
- Savoy cabbageBrassica oleracea var. sabauda
- ShallotAllium cepa var. aggregatum
- Spring onionAllium fistulosum
- Summer savorySatureja hortensis
- Sweet pepperCapsicum annuum
- SweetcornZea mays convar. saccharata
- Swiss chardBeta vulgaris subsp. vulgaris var. cicla
- TarragonArtemisia dracunculus
- ThymeThymus vulgaris
- TomatoSolanum lycopersicum
- White cabbageBrassica oleracea var. capitata f. alba
These timings are for the moderate climate band. In the mild west everything runs about two weeks earlier, in harsh uplands two weeks later. Adjust for your region
All timings are guide values for the given climate, not a guarantee. Weather, aspect and variety all have a say.