AUGUST PLANTING GUIDE
Planting during this month’s hot, dry weather is possible, as long as you water delicate transplants and seeds well and keep transplants shaded from the hot sun for a few days.
Most summer vegetable seedlings planted this month will mature in fall. Now is also a good time to seed cool-season vegetables, which will be ready for transplanting in September.
FLOWERS
Ageratum
Alyssum
Armeria
Aster
Bacopa
Begonia
Blue flax
Bromeliad
Cactus
Campanula
Canna
Celosia
Coreopsis
Cosmos
Dianthus
Echinacea
English daisy
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 FROM SEED AND TRANSPLANT
Arugula
Basil
Snap bean (Best by mid-month)
Beet
Borage
Broccoli
Cabbage
Carrot
Catnip
Cauliflower
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/VINES/TREES
Angel’s trumpet
Banana
Bougainvillea
Bower vine
Brugmansia
Chinese lantern
Gardenia
Hibiscus
Mandevilla
Morning glory
Moonflower
Palm
Papaya
Plumeria
Rose
Scarlet trumpet vine
