What to plant in August in Zone 4

Start indoors this month

Seed trays indoors, under a light or in the brightest window you have. These are slow crops that need a head start on the season.

Nothing in our dataset needs an indoor start this month in this zone.

Set out into the final container

Transplants go into the pot they will finish in. Hardening them off for four to five days first prevents most transplant shock.

No transplanting window is open this month here.

Direct sow

Sow straight into the final pot. These crops resent root disturbance, and transplanting them usually costs more time than it saves.

No direct-sowing window this month in this zone.

Sow for autumn

A second sowing timed backwards from first frost. Fewer pests, less watering, and better flavour in most cool crops.

• Bush Bean — window Jul 17 – Aug 7 (3 gal, 9" deep)
• Loose-leaf Lettuce — window Jul 31 – Aug 21 (2 gal, 6" deep)
• Radish — window Aug 14 – Sep 4 (1 gal, 6" deep)
• Kale — window Jul 31 – Aug 21 (3 gal, 10" deep)
• Bush Cucumber — window Jul 17 – Aug 7 (5 gal, 12" deep)
• Zucchini — window Jul 17 – Aug 7 (7 gal, 14" deep)
• Spinach — window Aug 7 – Aug 28 (2 gal, 6" deep)
• Carrot — window Jul 31 – Aug 21 (3 gal, 12" deep)

Harvesting this month

• Cherry Tomato — harvest from Jul 26 (5 gal, 12" deep)
• Bush Bean — harvest from Jul 16 (3 gal, 9" deep)
• Basil — harvest from Aug 7 (2 gal, 8" deep)
• Bush Cucumber — harvest from Jul 16 (5 gal, 12" deep)
• Zucchini — harvest from Jul 11 (7 gal, 14" deep)
• Hot Pepper — harvest from Aug 17 (3 gal, 12" deep)

Not this month

Everything in the dataset is either in an active window or already finished for the year. Nothing is badly timed this month.