This is what we are planting in August. You may need to plant sooner or later, depending on your gardening zone. We are in 8b. Find out your garden zone. I add a few varieties that I really like.
8 weeks for bush, 10 weeks for pole. Tender, will not handle frost. Royal Burgundy Bean, Scarlet Runner Bean, Black Coat Runner Bean, Broad Windsor Fava Bean, Golden Garbanzo
8 weeks. Frost Hardy, protected underground but harvest before the ground freezes. Use leaves as cut and come again Gourmet Blend Beet, Detroit Dark Red Beet, Bull's Blood Beet, Mammoth Red Mangel Beet, Golden Beet
Carrots- 10 weeks. Frost Hardy, protected underground but harvest before the ground freezes. Black Nebula Carrot, Amarillo Carrot, Cosmic Purple Carrot
Chard- 8 weeks. Frost Hardy, can survive temps as low as 15° F. Harvest using cut and come again Neon Lights Blend Swiss Chard, Perpetual Spinach
Peas- 10 weeks. Tender, likes cooler weather but will not handle frost Little Snowpea White Pea, Oregon Giant Snow Pea, Oregon Sugar Pod II Snow Pea
Potatoes- 12 weeks. Frost Hardy, protected underground but harvest before the ground freezes Yukon Gold, purchased locally
Spinach- 7 weeks. Frost Hardy, can survive the winter and grow again in early spring. Harvest using cut and come again Organic Butterflay Spinach Seeds
Weeks from seed to harvest
Lettuce- 4-7 weeks. Frost tolerate but can cause some leaf damage. Harvest early using cut and come again Lettuce Harris' Blend
Mustard greens- 4 weeks. Frost Hardy, can survive the winter and grow again in early spring. Harvest early using cut and come again Mustard Mizuna
Radishes- 6 weeks in fall. Frost Hardy, grows slower in cooler weather but can survive a hard freeze White Icicle Radish, French Breakfast Radish, Chinese Red Meat Radish, Singara Rat's Tail Radish, Sakurajima Giant Radish
Weeks from seed to harvest
Cut and come again method- when you cut a few outer leaves from a plant instead of cutting the whole thing. The plant will continue to grow and produce new leaves.
