Planning on achieving a late summer harvest this year, but don’t know how and where to begin? Well, congratulations, you’re in the right place!
I meet many people on a daily who mistakenly believe that by August, it’s just too late to plant anything, and whatever they do plant will end up burned with the August heat. However, this idea is complete bollocks!
In this article, I’ll take you through my special list of vegetables that I often plant as a contingency in August for a late summer harvest. Let’s jump right into it!
Why August Isn’t Too Late To Plant?
Vegetables You Can Still Plant In August
1: Lettuce (Loose-leaf)
2: Radishes
3: Arugula
4: Bush Beans
5: Turnips
6: Beets
7: Swiss Chard
8: Spinach
Let’s Conclude
If you can’t already tell, I was once obsessed with growing vegetables in my mom’s garden, and it was to the point that I only had vegetables in there for 3 years straight! Then, my mother flew in one fine summer and told me to get some damn flowers and berry bushes in there to make the garden well-rounded.
What I said about the gardener’s knowledge being more important than seasonality stands because, during this time of my life, I never ran out of vegetables to plant, no matter where I moved or what month/season it was.
Now it’s time to arm yourself with this knowledge and pick what you want in your garden this August because the right choices will reward you with a kickass late-summer harvest!