What to Plant in August

Your complete Zone 6A planting guide for August. Here's everything you should be starting, sowing, transplanting, and harvesting this month.

Start Indoors

1 plant

Lettuce

🕐

30–60 days

📏

6-12 inches

Start fall crop indoors

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Direct Sow

3 plants

Kale

🕐

50–70 days

📏

18-24 inches

Direct sow fall crop

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Carrot

🕐

60–80 days

📏

2-3 inches

Sow fall crop

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Potato

🕐

70–120 days

📏

12 inches

Plant fall crop

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Transplant

1 plant

Kale

🕐

50–70 days

📏

18-24 inches

Transplant fall seedlings

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Harvest

12 plants

Tomato

🕐

60–85 days

📏

24-36 inches

Peak harvest season

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Pepper (Bell)

🕐

60–90 days

📏

18-24 inches

Peak harvest

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Pepper (Hot)

🕐

60–90 days

📏

18-24 inches

Peak harvest

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Cucumber

🕐

50–70 days

📏

36-60 inches

Continue harvesting

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Zucchini

🕐

45–65 days

📏

36 inches

Continue harvesting

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Beans (Green)

🕐

50–65 days

📏

4-6 inches

Continue harvesting

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Beans (Lima)

🕐

65–90 days

📏

4-6 inches

Harvest when pods are plump

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Corn

🕐

60–100 days

📏

8-12 inches

Main harvest; silk turns brown

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Watermelon

🕐

70–90 days

📏

60-96 inches

Peak harvest; check thump and tendril

fruit

Cantaloupe

🕐

70–90 days

📏

36-48 inches

Peak harvest

fruit

Eggplant

🕐

60–80 days

📏

24-36 inches

Peak harvest

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Basil

🕐

50–75 days

📏

12-18 inches

Peak flavor; make pesto

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