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Season

Garden calendar: August

Plant tasks, sowing, planting, and harvest for this month.

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Indoor sowing

Watercress corn salad Garden cress Komatsuna Butterhead lettuce Mizuna Bok choy cutting lettuce

Direct sowing

Barbarea vulgaris Winter Savory leaf mustard Watercress Common chicory Napa cabbage Choy Sum garden chervil Coriander corn salad Radish Garden cress buck's-horn plantain Salad Burnet Rutabaga Komatsuna Butterhead lettuce Allium Welsh onion Cochlearia Dandelion May turnip Swiss Chard Crambe Mizuna Bok choy Common Purslane Radicchio Radish Arugula Sorrel Allium ramosum Chives cutting lettuce Spinach Stielmus Tatsoi Common chickweed Winter Heath Onion winter purslane

Planting

Watercress Napa cabbage Choy Sum iceberg lettuce corn salad Fennel kale kohlrabi Komatsuna Butterhead lettuce Allium Mizuna Oregano Bok choy Lacinato kale Radicchio Romaine lettuce Arugula cutting lettuce Winter Heath Onion Sugarloaf Chicory

Harvest

Physalis pruinosa Physalis peruviana Apple Aronia Apricot Cynara scolymus Eggplant basil Tree spinach Winter Savory Pyrus communis cauliflower Satureja borage Urtica broccoli Rubus Watercress cardoon Common chicory chili pepper Choy Sum Curry plant broad bean Dill Common Fig garden chervil Coriander common sage iceberg lettuce Mesembryanthemum crystallinum Cichorium endivia Pea Strawberry Leafy Goosefoot tarragon Serviceberry Fennel Runner bean Radish Common bean Garden cress Garden Orache Ground elder Goji Berry Ground Ivy Cucumber Good King Henry Bilberry Raspberry buck's-horn plantain Sambucus Ribes Jostaberry potato Chickpea Cherry plum Salad Burnet Garlic celeriac kohlrabi Rutabaga Komatsuna Butterhead lettuce Cornelian cherry Allium Welsh onion Lavandula Levisticum officinale Lentil Dandelion May turnip marjoram Almond Swiss Chard Mulberry Crambe Mint Mirabelle plum Mizuna Wild Strawberry Daucus carota Asian pear New Zealand spinach Okra Oregano Lacinato kale Pepper pattypan squash Pepino parsley Peach European Plum Common Purslane Radicchio Radish Greengage Romaine lettuce Romanesco broccoli Rosmarinus tomentosus beet red cabbage Arugula Sea Buckthorn Sorrel Sour cherry Yarrow Shallot Allium ramosum Chives cutting lettuce Spaghetti squash Spinach pointed cabbage gooseberry celery Stielmus sweet cherry table grape Tatsoi Thymus tomato Tomatillo Sedum rupestre Common chickweed watermelon White Cabbage Winter Heath Onion Savoy cabbage Hyssop Lemon Balm Lemon verbena Zucchini Sweet corn Muskmelon Damson plum Onion

Plants

146 Plants

Watercress plant card: Herbs, Mustard family, Harvest April - October

Watercress

Nasturtium officinale

Herbs Mustard family

corn salad plant card: Vegetables, Honeysuckle family, Harvest January - April, September - December

corn salad

Valerianella locusta

Vegetables Honeysuckle family

Garden cress plant card: Vegetables, Mustard family, Harvest January - December

Garden cress

Lepidium sativum

Vegetables Mustard family

Komatsuna plant card: Vegetables, Cabbage family, Harvest May - November

Komatsuna

Brassica rapa var. perviridis

Vegetables Cabbage family

Butterhead lettuce plant card: Vegetables, Aster family, Harvest May - October

Butterhead lettuce

Lactuca sativa var. capitata

Vegetables Aster family

Mizuna plant card: Leafy vegetables, Mustard family, Sun to partial shade

Mizuna

Brassica rapa subsp. nipposinica

Leafy vegetables Mustard family

Bok choy plant card: Vegetables, Cabbage family, Harvest May - July, September - November

Bok choy

Brassica rapa subsp. chinensis

Vegetables Cabbage family

cutting lettuce plant card: Vegetables, Aster family, Harvest April - October

cutting lettuce

Lactuca sativa var. crispa

Vegetables Aster family

Barbarea vulgaris plant card: Leafy vegetables, Brassicaceae, sun to partial shade

Barbarea vulgaris

Barbarea vulgaris

Leafy vegetables Brassicaceae

Winter Savory plant card: Herbs, Mint family, Harvest March - December

Winter Savory

Satureja montana

Herbs Mint family

leaf mustard plant card: Mustard family, sun to partial shade, Harvest May - June, September - November

leaf mustard

Brassica juncea

Common chicory plant card: Vegetables, Aster family, Harvest May - October

Common chicory

Cichorium intybus

Vegetables Aster family

Napa cabbage plant card: Vegetables, Mustard family, Harvest September - November

Napa cabbage

Brassica rapa subsp. pekinensis

Vegetables Mustard family

Choy Sum plant card: Vegetables, Mustard family, Harvest May - November

Choy Sum

Brassica rapa var. parachinensis

Vegetables Mustard family

garden chervil plant card: Herbs, Carrot family, Harvest April - October

garden chervil

Anthriscus cerefolium

Herbs Carrot family

Coriander plant card: Herbs, Carrot family, Harvest June - October

Coriander

Coriandrum sativum

Herbs Carrot family

Radish plant card: Vegetables, Mustard family, Harvest April - November

Radish

Raphanus sativus

Vegetables Mustard family

buck's-horn plantain plant card: Vegetables, Plantain family, Harvest April - October

buck's-horn plantain

Plantago coronopus

Vegetables Plantain family

Salad Burnet plant card: Herbs, Rose family, Harvest January - December

Salad Burnet

Sanguisorba minor

Herbs Rose family

Rutabaga plant card: Vegetables, Cabbage family, Harvest May - October

Rutabaga

Brassica oleracea var. gongylodes

Vegetables Cabbage family

Allium plant card: Bulb and tuber vegetables, Amaryllis family, Sunny to partial shade

Allium

Allium

Bulb and tuber vegetables Amaryllis family

Welsh onion plant card: Vegetables, Amaryllis family, Harvest January - December

Welsh onion

Allium fistulosum

Vegetables Amaryllis family

Cochlearia plant card: Mustard family, Harvest March - May, September - November, Direct sowing March - April, August

Cochlearia

Cochlearia

Dandelion plant card: Wild plants, Aster family, Harvest March - October

Dandelion

Taraxacum

Wild plants Aster family

May turnip plant card: Vegetables, Mustard family, Harvest May - October

May turnip

Brassica rapa var. majalis

Vegetables Mustard family

Swiss Chard plant card: Vegetables, Amaranth family, Harvest May - November

Swiss Chard

Beta vulgaris subsp. vulgaris Cicla Group

Vegetables Amaranth family

Crambe plant card: Vegetables, Brassicaceae, Harvest April - October

Crambe

Crambe

Vegetables Brassicaceae

Common Purslane plant card: Vegetables, Purslanes, Harvest June - October

Common Purslane

Portulaca oleracea

Vegetables Purslanes

Radicchio plant card: Vegetables, Aster family, Harvest January, August - December

Radicchio

Cichorium intybus var. foliosum

Vegetables Aster family

Radish plant card: Vegetables, Mustard family, Full sun to partial shade

Radish

Raphanus sativus

Vegetables Mustard family

Arugula plant card: Vegetables, Mustard family, Harvest May - October

Arugula

Eruca vesicaria subsp. sativa

Vegetables Mustard family

Sorrel plant card: Vegetables, Knotweed family, Harvest April - October

Sorrel

Rumex acetosa

Vegetables Knotweed family

Allium ramosum plant card: Vegetables, Amaryllis family, Harvest April - October

Allium ramosum

Allium ramosum

Vegetables Amaryllis family

Chives plant card: Vegetables, Amaryllis family, Harvest April - November

Chives

Allium schoenoprasum

Vegetables Amaryllis family

Spinach plant card: Vegetables, Amaranth family, Harvest April - December

Spinach

Spinacia oleracea

Vegetables Amaranth family

Stielmus plant card: Vegetables, Mustard family, Harvest April - October

Stielmus

Brassica rapa subsp. rapa

Vegetables Mustard family

Tatsoi plant card: Vegetables, Mustard family, Harvest April - November

Tatsoi

Brassica rapa subsp. narinosa

Vegetables Mustard family

Common chickweed plant card: Wild plants, Pink family, Harvest March - November

Common chickweed

Stellaria media

Wild plants Pink family

Winter Heath Onion plant card: Vegetables, Amaryllis family, Harvest March - November

Winter Heath Onion

Allium fistulosum

Vegetables Amaryllis family

winter purslane plant card: Vegetables, Montiaceae, Harvest January - March, October - December

winter purslane

Claytonia perfoliata

Vegetables Montiaceae

iceberg lettuce plant card: Aster family, Harvest June - October, Direct sowing April - July

iceberg lettuce

Lactuca sativa var. capitata

Fennel plant card: Vegetables, Carrot family, Harvest July - November

Fennel

Foeniculum vulgare

Vegetables Carrot family

kale plant card: Vegetables, Mustard family, Harvest January - February, October - December

kale

Brassica oleracea var. sabellica

Vegetables Mustard family

kohlrabi plant card: Vegetables, Cabbage family, Harvest May - October

kohlrabi

Brassica oleracea var. gongylodes

Vegetables Cabbage family

Oregano plant card: Herbs, Mint family, Harvest June - October

Oregano

Origanum vulgare

Herbs Mint family

Lacinato kale plant card: Vegetables, Mustard family, Harvest January - February, August - December

Lacinato kale

Brassica oleracea var. palmifolia

Vegetables Mustard family

Romaine lettuce plant card: Vegetables, Daisy family, Harvest May - October

Romaine lettuce

Lactuca sativa var. longifolia

Vegetables Daisy family

Sugarloaf Chicory plant card: Vegetables, Aster family, Harvest September - December

Sugarloaf Chicory

Cichorium intybus var. foliosum

Vegetables Aster family

Physalis pruinosa plant card: Vegetables, Nightshade family, Harvest July - October

Physalis pruinosa

Physalis pruinosa

Vegetables Nightshade family

Physalis peruviana plant card: Fruit, Nightshade family, Harvest July - October

Physalis peruviana

Physalis peruviana

Fruit Nightshade family

Apple plant card: Fruit, Rose family, full sun

Apple

Malus

Fruit Rose family

Aronia plant card: Woody plants, Rose family, Harvest August - October

Aronia

Aronia

Woody plants Rose family

Apricot plant card: Fruit, Rose family, Harvest July - August

Apricot

Prunus armeniaca

Fruit Rose family

Cynara scolymus plant card: Vegetables, Aster family, Harvest June - October

Cynara scolymus

Cynara scolymus

Vegetables Aster family

Eggplant plant card: Vegetables, Nightshade family, Harvest July - October

Eggplant

Solanum melongena

Vegetables Nightshade family

basil plant card: Woody plants, Lamiaceae, warm, sunny, sheltered

basil

Ocimum basilicum

Woody plants Lamiaceae

Tree spinach plant card: Leafy vegetables, Amaranth family, Harvest June - October

Tree spinach

Chenopodium giganteum D.Don

Leafy vegetables Amaranth family

Pyrus communis plant card: Fruit, Rose family, sunny, warm, airy

Pyrus communis

Pyrus communis

Fruit Rose family

cauliflower plant card: Vegetables, Mustard family, Harvest June - November

cauliflower

Brassica oleracea var. botrytis

Vegetables Mustard family

Satureja plant card: Herbs, Lamiaceae, Harvest June - October

Satureja

Satureja

Herbs Lamiaceae