What to sow in August
In zone 8, most of the UK, August has 10 crops to sow or plant: lettuce, radish, spinach, corn salad, green manure (phacelia), turnip, parsley and strawberry.
Sow direct in August
Plant out in August
What to harvest in August
- Tomato
- Cherry tomato
- Lettuce
- Radish
- Carrot
- Onion
- Courgette
- Dwarf bean
- Sweet corn
- Sunflower
- Broad bean
- Strawberry
- Basil
- Flower strip
- Leek
- Cucumber
- Winter squash
- Red kuri squash
- Climbing bean
- Pea
- Beetroot
- Turnip
- Cabbage
- Cauliflower
- Broccoli
- Kale
- Sweet pepper
- Aubergine
- Potato
- Raspberry
- Parsley
- Thyme
- Rosemary
- Chives
- Mint
- Melon
- Celery
In the other zones
| Zone 6−23 to −18 °C (−10 to 0 °F): high mountains | lettuce, radish, spinach, corn salad, strawberry, green manure (phacelia) and turnip |
|---|---|
| Zone 7−18 to −12 °C (0 to 10 °F): upland Britain, eastern France, the Alps | lettuce, radish, spinach, corn salad, strawberry, green manure (phacelia), turnip and parsley |
| Zone 8 (reference)−12 to −7 °C (10 to 20 °F): most of the UK and France | lettuce, radish, spinach, corn salad, strawberry, green manure (phacelia), turnip, cabbage, cauliflower and parsley |
| Zone 9−7 to −1 °C (20 to 30 °F): south-west England, Brittany, Atlantic and Mediterranean coasts | dwarf bean, beetroot, cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli, kale, potato, parsley and celery |
| Zone 10−1 to 4 °C (30 to 40 °F): Isles of Scilly, the French Riviera, coastal Corsica | dwarf bean |
Indicative months. A cold year or a garden at altitude shifts everything by a month; watch the frosts too.
Next month
September brings thyme, rosemary, chives and mint: make room for them now.
Questions about August
What to sow in August in zone 8?
Sow direct: lettuce, radish, spinach, corn salad, green manure (phacelia), turnip and parsley. Plant out: strawberry, cabbage and cauliflower. The table above covers zones 6 to 10.
What is harvested in August?
tomato, cherry tomato, lettuce, radish, carrot, onion, courgette, dwarf bean, sweet corn, sunflower, broad bean, strawberry, basil, flower strip, leek, cucumber, winter squash, red kuri squash, climbing bean, pea, beetroot, turnip, cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli, kale, sweet pepper, aubergine, potato, raspberry, parsley, thyme, rosemary, chives, mint, melon and celery, depending on the sowing or planting date.
I am in zone 7 or zone 9, what changes?
Zone 7: lettuce, radish, spinach, corn salad, strawberry, green manure (phacelia), turnip and parsley. Zone 9: dwarf bean, beetroot, cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli, kale, potato, parsley and celery. A colder zone shifts sowing by about a month; Hortipix uses your own zone.
Updated 20 October 2026, Hortipix catalogue version 1. Windows still being checked against Le Guide Clause, Vilmorin and Terre vivante (RHS and Cornell for the UK and the US), compared with OpenFarm (CC0). They remain indicative.