Monthly planting guide
What to plant in August
Here's what to sow and harvest in August. Timings use a temperate zone 7 baseline — connect your location in the calendar to retune them to your climate.
Sow in August
72 crops to start this month

Carrot
Daucus carota subsp. sativus

Lettuce
Lactuca sativa

Kale
Brassica oleracea var. sabellica

Broccoli
Brassica oleracea var. italica

Cauliflower
Brassica oleracea var. botrytis

Cabbage
Brassica oleracea var. capitata

Radish
Raphanus sativus

Beet
Beta vulgaris

Turnip
Brassica rapa subsp. rapa

Swiss Chard
Beta vulgaris subsp. vulgaris

Kohlrabi
Brassica oleracea var. gongylodes

Fennel
Foeniculum vulgare
All crops to sow in August
Carrot, Lettuce, Kale, Broccoli, Cauliflower, Cabbage, Radish, Beet, Turnip, Swiss Chard, Kohlrabi, Fennel, Bok Choy, Napa Cabbage, Red Cabbage, Savoy Cabbage, Chinese Broccoli, Broccolini, Romanesco, Collard Greens, Mustard Greens, Watercress, Arugula, Daikon Radish, Romaine Lettuce, Butterhead Lettuce, Iceberg Lettuce, Oak Leaf Lettuce, Endive, Radicchio, Frisee, Mizuna, Tatsoi, Escarole, Nantes Carrot, Danvers Carrot, Chantenay Carrot, Golden Beet, Chioggia Beet, Black Radish, Watermelon Radish, French Breakfast Radish, Purple Cauliflower, Green Cauliflower, Kai-lan, Giant Kohlrabi, Red Mizuna, Tokyo Turnip, Yu Choy, Celtuce, Komatsuna, Red Giant Mustard, Baby Pak Choi, Wild Rocket, Detroit Dark Red Beet, Cylindra Beet, Cosmic Purple Carrot, Kuroda Carrot, Oxheart Carrot, Watermelon Radish, Cherry Belle Radish, Easter Egg Radish, Purple Top Turnip, Bunching Onion, Red Spring Onion, Chinese Celery, Sprouting Broccoli, Mini Savoy Cabbage, Land Cress, Japanese Daikon, Florence Fennel, Autumn Crocus
Harvest in August
568 crops ready around now

Tomato
Solanum lycopersicum

Bell Pepper
Capsicum annuum

Cucumber
Cucumis sativus

Zucchini
Cucurbita pepo

Carrot
Daucus carota subsp. sativus

Kale
Brassica oleracea var. sabellica

Green Beans
Phaseolus vulgaris

Corn
Zea mays

Potato
Solanum tuberosum

Onion
Allium cepa

Beet
Beta vulgaris

Eggplant
Solanum melongena
All crops to harvest in August
Tomato, Bell Pepper, Cucumber, Zucchini, Carrot, Kale, Green Beans, Corn, Potato, Onion, Beet, Eggplant, Celery, Artichoke, Swiss Chard, Okra, Fennel, Cherry Tomato, Roma Tomato, Beefsteak Tomato, Heirloom Tomato, Grape Tomato, San Marzano Tomato, Jalapeno Pepper, Habanero Pepper, Cayenne Pepper, Serrano Pepper, Banana Pepper, Poblano Pepper, Ghost Pepper, Thai Pepper, Anaheim Pepper, Shishito Pepper, Japanese Eggplant, Thai Eggplant, White Eggplant, Graffiti Eggplant, Tomatillo, Ground Cherry, Collard Greens, Malabar Spinach, New Zealand Spinach, Sorrel, Purslane, Amaranth Greens, Nantes Carrot, Danvers Carrot, Chantenay Carrot, Golden Beet, Chioggia Beet, Lima Beans, Edamame, Chickpea, Lentil, Black Bean, Kidney Bean, Navy Bean, Pinto Bean, Runner Bean, Yard-Long Bean, Cowpea, Mung Bean, Pickling Cucumber, English Cucumber, Lemon Cucumber, Armenian Cucumber, Golden Zucchini, Yellow Squash, Patty Pan Squash, Bitter Melon, Luffa, Sugar Baby Watermelon, Seedless Watermelon, Ancho Pepper, Cherry Pepper, Datil Pepper, Hungarian Wax Pepper, Padron Pepper, Rocoto Pepper, Scotch Bonnet Pepper, Tabasco Pepper, Brandywine Tomato, Campari Tomato, Green Zebra Tomato, Indigo Rose Tomato, Kumato Tomato, Mortgage Lifter Tomato, Oxheart Tomato, Plum Tomato, Yellow Pear Tomato, Cape Gooseberry, Pepino Melon, Red Amaranth, Callaloo, Ice Plant, Samphire, Ruby Swiss Chard, Asparagus Bean, Butter Bean, Cannellini Bean, Cranberry Bean, Eye of Goat Bean, Flageolet Bean, Hyacinth Bean, Lablab Bean, Garden Soybean, Sword Bean, Tepary Bean, Winged Bean, Ash Gourd, Bottle Gourd, Crookneck Squash, Persian Cucumber, Gem Squash, Kiwano, Korean Melon, Smooth Loofah, Mini Watermelon, Musk Melon, Persian Melon, Ridged Gourd, Snake Gourd, Striped Zucchini, Cousa Squash, Wax Gourd, Round Zucchini, Chinese Chives, Egyptian Walking Onion, Baby Leek, Torpedo Onion, Gold Pearl Onion, Potato Onion, French Shallot, Tree Onion, Lemongrass, Heart of Palm, Edible Papyrus, Sea Asparagus, Lily Stems, Water Celery, Cubanelle Pepper, Sun Gold Tomato, Black-Eyed Pea, Dragon Tongue Bean, Tromboncino Squash, Nopal Cactus, Black Krim Tomato, Celebrity Tomato, Early Girl Tomato, Cherokee Purple Tomato, Pineapple Tomato, Principe Borghese Tomato, Costoluto Fiorentino Tomato, Striped German Tomato, Aunt Ruby's German Green Tomato, Super Sweet 100 Tomato, Basil, Rosemary, Thyme, Oregano, Mint, Parsley, Dill, Sage, Chives, Lavender, Tarragon, Lemongrass, Chamomile, Bay Laurel, Marjoram, Savory, Stevia, Lemon Balm, Borage, Thai Basil, Purple Basil, Lemon Basil, Cinnamon Basil, Holy Basil, Genovese Basil, Trailing Rosemary, Tuscan Blue Rosemary, Lemon Thyme, Creeping Thyme, French Thyme, Woolly Thyme, Greek Oregano, Italian Oregano, Cuban Oregano, Flat-Leaf Parsley, Curly Parsley, Bouquet Dill, Fernleaf Dill, Pineapple Sage, Purple Sage, Golden Sage, Garlic Chives, Curry Leaf, Epazote, Shiso, Perilla, Culantro, Papalo, Summer Savory, Winter Savory, Lovage, Angelica, Caraway, Cumin, Coriander (Seed), Fenugreek, West Indian Bay, Vietnamese Coriander, Rau Ram, Mexican Oregano, Za'atar, Hyssop, Echinacea, Napoletano Basil, Siberian Chive, Cumin Herb, Mammoth Dill, Bronze Fennel, Korean Garlic Chive, Garden Lovage, Sweet Marjoram, Chocolate Mint, Julep Mint, Pineapple Mint, Golden Oregano, Hot and Spicy Oregano, Moss Curled Parsley, Green Perilla, Arp Rosemary, Prostrate Rosemary, Berggarten Sage, Tricolor Sage, Salt Bush, Creeping Savory, French Sorrel, Red-Veined Sorrel, Sweet Cicely, Mexican Tarragon, Russian Tarragon, Caraway Thyme, English Thyme, Orange Thyme, Toothache Plant, Wasabi, Agrimony, Angelica (Medicinal), Arnica, Boneset, Cat's Claw, Damiana, Eyebright, Horehound, Medicinal Hyssop, Lobelia, Meadowsweet, Motherwort, Mugwort, Pennyroyal, Lance-Leaf Plantain, Self-Heal, Skullcap, Wood Betony, Anise Hyssop, Bay Rum, Bergamot (Bee Balm), Catnip, Catmint, Clary Sage, Costmary, Curry Plant, Dittany of Crete, Rose Geranium, Lemon Geranium, Peppermint Geranium, Helichrysum, Incense Plant, Aromatic Lemon Thyme, Eau de Cologne Mint, Myrtle, Nepeta, Patchouli, Oak-Leaf Geranium, Santolina, Scented Mayweed, Southernwood, Sweet Fern, Sweet Grass, Tansy, White Sage, Wormwood, Ylang-Ylang, Anise, Butterfly Pea, Tea Plant, Cinnamon, Gotu Kola, Guayusa, Jiaogulan, Lemon Myrtle, Lemon Verbena, Moringa, Olive Leaf, Passionflower, Spearmint, Stevia rebaudiana, Tulsi (Holy Basil Tea), Blueberry, Raspberry, Blackberry, Grape, Watermelon, Cantaloupe, Fig, Apple (Dwarf), Pear (Dwarf), Plum, Peach, Lemon, Passion Fruit, Alpine Strawberry, Everbearing Strawberry, Day-Neutral Strawberry, Highbush Blueberry, Lowbush Blueberry, Rabbiteye Blueberry, Golden Raspberry, Heritage Raspberry, Thornless Blackberry, Trailing Blackberry, Black Currant, Lingonberry, Elderberry, Loganberry, Marionberry, Tayberry, Jostaberry, Goji Berry, Acai Berry, Aronia Chokeberry, Huckleberry, Eureka Lemon, Lisbon Lemon, Lime, Key Lime, Persian Lime, Kaffir Lime, Calamansi, White Peach, Donut Peach, Nectarine, White Nectarine, Japanese Plum, Greengage Plum, Manchurian Apricot, Pluot, Plumcot, Almond (Fruit), Thompson Seedless Grape, Muscadine Grape, Table Grape, Arctic Kiwi, Purple Passion Fruit, Yellow Passion Fruit, Hardy Passion Fruit, Hops, Mango, Papaya, Guava, Strawberry Guava, Dragon Fruit, Yellow Dragon Fruit, Banana, Dwarf Banana, Pineapple, Coconut Palm, Longan, Rambutan, Jackfruit, Durian, Breadfruit, Starfruit, Soursop, Custard Apple, Plantain, Avocado, Hass Avocado, Cacao, Gala Apple, Bartlett Pear, Asian Pear, Rowan Berry, Thimbleberry, Wineberry, Cloudberry, Buffaloberry, Sea Buckthorn, Cape Gooseberry, Ground Cherry, Finger Lime, Makrut Lime, Sudachi, Elberta Peach, Georgia Belle Peach, Fantasia Nectarine, Stanley Plum, Moorpark Apricot, Nonpareil Almond, Mirabelle Plum, Morello Cherry, Maypop, White Sapote, Sugar Apple, Carambola, Langsat, Mangosteen, Santol, Red Dragon Fruit, Starkrimson Pear, Dolgo Crabapple, Sunflower, Marigold, Zinnia, Dahlia, Rose, Lily, Petunia, Geranium, Begonia, Aster, Cosmos, Coneflower, Black-eyed Susan, Salvia, African Marigold, Signet Marigold, Giant Zinnia, Profusion Zinnia, Wave Petunia, Supertunia, Impatiens, Vinca, Portulaca, Sweet Alyssum, Lobelia, Verbena, Celosia, Flowering Tobacco, Cleome, Bachelor's Button, Four O'Clock, Morning Glory (Annual), Moonflower, Statice, Strawflower, Gazania, African Daisy, Calibrachoa, Torenia, Lantana, Dusty Miller, Coleus, Caladium, Daylily, Hosta, Garden Phlox, Delphinium, Hollyhock, Astilbe, Sedum, Catmint, Russian Sage, Bee Balm, Wild Bergamot, Agapanthus, Japanese Anemone, Shasta Daisy, Blanket Flower, Perennial Salvia, Speedwell, Red Hot Poker, Crocosmia, Yarrow, Perennial Rudbeckia, Blazing Star, Dinner Plate Dahlia, Pompon Dahlia, Cactus Dahlia, Oriental Lily, Trumpet Lily, Gladiolus, Ageratum, Annual Phlox, Annual Rudbeckia, Blue Bachelor's Button, Bells of Ireland, China Aster, Sulphur Cosmos, Globe Amaranth, Lisianthus, Love-Lies-Bleeding, Mignonette, Million Bells, Monkey Flower, Painted Tongue, Annual Pincushion Flower, Annual Scabiosa, Spider Flower, Sweet Sultan, Mexican Sunflower, Cupid's Dart, Red Valerian, Turtlehead, Gaura, Hardy Geranium, Japanese Anemone, Macedonian Scabious, Ligularia, Lilyturf, Catmint, Evening Primrose, Obedient Plant, Balloon Flower, Peacock Orchid, Pineapple Lily, Trumpet Vine, Coral Honeysuckle, Potato Vine, Black-Eyed Susan Vine, Wild Blanket Flower, Butterfly Weed, Indian Blanket, Ironweed, Wild Bergamot, Common Evening Primrose, Queen Anne's Lace, Flowering Switchgrass, Peruvian Lily, Celosia Flamingo Feather, Ball Dahlia, Gerbera Daisy, Liatris Blazing Star, Oriental Lily, David Austin Rose, Rocket Snapdragon, Apple Tree, Pear Tree, Fig Tree, Lemon Tree, Peach Tree, Nectarine Tree, Plum Tree, Apricot Tree, Avocado Tree, Mango Tree, Lime Tree, Guava Tree, Papaya Tree, Banana Tree, Mulberry Tree, Almond Tree, Macadamia Tree, Laurel Tree