AUGUST PLANTING GUIDE

The most important garden chore during this often sweltering month is watering, even for drought-tolerant plants. Check soil moisture regularly with your finger or a moisture meter.

Planting during this month’s hot, dry weather is possible if you water delicate transplants and seeds well and keep transplants shaded for a few days. Most vegetables planted now will mature in fall.

FLOWERS

Ageratum * Alyssum * Armeria * Aster * Bacopa * Begonia * Blue flax * Bromeliad * Cactus * Campanula * Canna * Celosia * Coreopsis * Cosmos * Dianthus * Echinacea * Foxglove * Gaillardia * Garlic chive * Gazania * Geranium * Heliotrope * Impatiens * Lisianthus * Lobelia * Mallow * Marigold * Million bells * Nasturtium * Nicotiana * Penstemon * Petunia * Portulaca * Salvia * Scabiosa * Scaevola * Santa Barbara daisy * Society garlic * Statice * Succulent * Sunflower * Verbena * Vinca * Yarrow * Zinnia

VEGETABLES AND HERBS

Arugula * Basil * Snap bean (best by mid-month) * Beet * Borage * Cabbage * Carrot * Catnip * Celery * Chamomile * Collard * Corn * Cucumber * Endive * Fennel * Kale * Lettuce (later in the month) * Mint * Mustard * New Zealand spinach * Onion * Oregano * Parsley * Pea * Potato * Radish * Rosemary * Summer savory * Swiss chard * Thyme * Tomato (cold-tolerant or short-growth cycle type) * Turnip

SHRUBS/TREES/VINES Angel’s trumpet * Banana * Bougainvillea * Bower vine * Brugmansia * Chinese lantern * Gardenia * Hibiscus * Mandevilla * Morning glory * Moonflower * Palm * Papaya * Plumeria * Rose * Scarlet trumpet vine