What to plant in August
August means something very different in Minnesota and in Texas. Below is what the month looks like in each USDA zone, then a dated list for each state.
August by USDA zone
Counted from each zone’s typical frost dates. Your own frost dates matter more than your zone number - the state pages below use state averages.
| Zone | Frost dates | Crops to sow or plant | Including |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zone 1 (August dates) | Jun 15 – Aug 20 | 2 | shallot, garlic |
| Zone 2 (August dates) | Jun 1 – Sep 1 | 1 | radish |
| Zone 3 (August dates) | May 15 – Sep 15 | 8 | chervil, mustard greens, spinach, tatsoi, turnip |
| Zone 4 (August dates) | May 10 – Sep 25 | 19 | bok choy / pak choi, borage, dill, fava bean (broad bean), green onion / scallion |
| Zone 5 (August dates) | Apr 30 – Oct 5 | 28 | collard greens, endive & escarole, napa cabbage, parsley, pea |
| Zone 6 (August dates) | Apr 15 – Oct 15 | 34 | bush bean, carrot, kale, radicchio, collard greens |
| Zone 7 (August dates) | Apr 5 – Oct 25 | 38 | broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, cucumber, fennel (bulb) |
| Zone 8 (August dates) | Mar 20 – Nov 5 | 30 | rutabaga, broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, cucumber |
| Zone 9 (August dates) | Feb 20 – Nov 30 | 9 | brussels sprouts, rutabaga, broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower |
| Zone 10 (August dates) | Jan 30 – Dec 15 | 3 | brussels sprouts, rutabaga |
August planting lists by state (50)
Alabama30 crops to sow or plantAlaska8 crops to sow or plantArizona19 crops to sow or plantArkansas31 crops to sow or plantCalifornia9 crops to sow or plantColorado22 crops to sow or plantConnecticut34 crops to sow or plantDelaware35 crops to sow or plantDistrict of Columbia36 crops to sow or plantFlorida8 crops to sow or plantGeorgia30 crops to sow or plantIdaho19 crops to sow or plantIllinois32 crops to sow or plantIndiana32 crops to sow or plantIowa29 crops to sow or plantKansas35 crops to sow or plantKentucky35 crops to sow or plantLouisiana19 crops to sow or plantMaine18 crops to sow or plantMaryland35 crops to sow or plantMassachusetts32 crops to sow or plantMichigan28 crops to sow or plantMinnesota22 crops to sow or plantMississippi30 crops to sow or plantMissouri35 crops to sow or plantMontana8 crops to sow or plantNebraska28 crops to sow or plantNevada32 crops to sow or plantNew Hampshire19 crops to sow or plantNew Jersey33 crops to sow or plantNew Mexico35 crops to sow or plantNew York28 crops to sow or plantNorth Carolina38 crops to sow or plantNorth Dakota18 crops to sow or plantOhio34 crops to sow or plantOklahoma31 crops to sow or plantOregon35 crops to sow or plantPennsylvania33 crops to sow or plantRhode Island34 crops to sow or plantSouth Carolina30 crops to sow or plantSouth Dakota19 crops to sow or plantTennessee36 crops to sow or plantTexas19 crops to sow or plantUtah29 crops to sow or plantVermont18 crops to sow or plantVirginia35 crops to sow or plantWashington33 crops to sow or plantWest Virginia29 crops to sow or plantWisconsin22 crops to sow or plantWyoming8 crops to sow or plant
More states are added regularly. In the meantime every state has a full-year planting calendar, and you can get dates for your own ZIP code there.