What to Plant in August

Your complete Zone 5A planting guide for August. Here's everything you should be starting, sowing, transplanting, and harvesting this month.

July|September

Direct Sow

3 plants

Lettuce

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30–60 days

📏

6-12 inches

Sow fall lettuce

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Spinach

🕐

35–50 days

📏

4-6 inches

Sow fall spinach

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Radish

🕐

22–35 days

📏

1-2 inches

Sow fall radishes

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Harvest

6 plants

Tomato

🕐

60–85 days

📏

24-36 inches

Peak tomato harvest

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Pepper (Hot)

🕐

60–90 days

📏

18-24 inches

Hot pepper harvest

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Corn

🕐

60–100 days

📏

8-12 inches

Corn harvest

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Eggplant

🕐

60–80 days

📏

24-36 inches

Eggplant harvest

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Watermelon

🕐

70–90 days

📏

60-96 inches

Watermelon harvest

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Cantaloupe

🕐

70–90 days

📏

36-48 inches

Cantaloupe harvest

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