What to Plant in August in Zone 7: Last Warm Crops and Fall Greens
Zone 7 can still sow bush beans and cucumbers early in August, then switch to kale, lettuce, carrots, beets, and broccoli for fall.
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What to Plant in August in Zone 7
USDA zone 7 still has enough heat in early August for a last round of bush beans and pickling cucumbers. After mid month, switch to cool-season crops: kale, lettuce, spinach, arugula, carrots, beets, turnips, radishes, and broccoli or cabbage transplants. First frost is often late October or early November in many zone 7 gardens, but it varies by yard � use My Garden frost settings or your zone 7 fall calendar and count backward from your date.
New watermelon, cantaloupe, and tomatoes from seed are a gamble. A short-season melon transplant might finish in a warm fall, but seed started now usually will not. Harvest the spring crop instead. See the zone 7 fall calendar.
Early August
- Bush beans and cucumbers, if you have 55 to 60 frost-free days left.
- Transplant broccoli, cabbage, and kale.
- Last summer squash if you want a short September flush.
Mid to Late August
- Lettuce, spinach, arugula, kale. Fall lettuce, fall kale, fall spinach.
- Carrots, beets, turnips, radishes. Fall carrots, fall turnips.
- Kohlrabi. When to pick kohlrabi.
Wait on Garlic
Plant garlic in late October through November in zone 7, not now. Garlic by zone.
Next Steps
Sow greens in the evening, water well, and use shade cloth or a board for 2 to 3 days if soil is hot. Keep harvesting tomatoes and peppers. Use when to harvest tomatoes as nights cool. When September starts, use what to plant in September in zone 7.