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August Planting

August 4, 2019

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.

Early August

Beans

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

Beets

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

Late August

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.

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