What to Plant in August in Zone 7
Here is what you can sow in August if you garden in USDA zone 7. Dates use typical zone 7 frosts, so your own microclimate may shift them by a week or two.
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| Crop | Window | Sow between |
|---|---|---|
| Bush BeanProvider | fall | Jul 11 – Aug 13 |
| Pole BeanKentucky Wonder | fall | Jul 11 – Aug 3 |
| Snap PeaSugar Snap | fall | Aug 2 – Aug 10 |
| CilantroCalypso | fall | Aug 11 – Sep 24 |
| ParsleyItalian Flat-Leaf | fall | Jul 25 – Sep 9 |
| Lettuce, leafSalad Bowl | fall | Aug 11 – Oct 10 |
| Lettuce, romaineChalupa | fall | Aug 11 – Oct 10 |
| Lettuce, headButtercrunch | fall | Aug 11 – Sep 24 |
| SpinachBloomsdale | fall | Aug 11 – Sep 29 |
| ArugulaAstro | fall | Aug 11 – Oct 10 |
| KaleDazzling Blue | fall | Jul 25 – Sep 9 |
| Swiss ChardBright Lights | fall | Jul 25 – Sep 9 |
| CollardsGeorgia Southern | fall | Jul 11 – Sep 9 |
| Mustard GreensFlorida Broadleaf | fall | Jul 30 – Sep 10 |
| CabbageTiara | fall | Jul 11 – Aug 25 |
| BroccoliBelstar | fall | Jul 11 – Aug 20 |
| CauliflowerSnow Crown | fall | Jul 11 – Aug 15 |
| KohlrabiWinner | fall | Jul 30 – Aug 30 |
| CarrotNapoli | fall | Jul 30 – Aug 25 |
| BeetDetroit Dark Red | fall | Jul 30 – Aug 30 |
| RadishCherry Belle | fall | Aug 11 – Sep 24 |
| TurnipPurple Top | fall | Jul 30 – Sep 4 |
| Onion, bulbTexas Legend | fall | Aug 30 – Oct 11 |
| Onion, bunchingEvergreen | fall | Jul 30 – Sep 9 |
| Lima Bean (Bush)Henderson | fall | Jul 27 – Aug 3 |
| English Shelling PeaLittle Marvel | fall | Aug 2 – Aug 9 |
| Brussels SproutsLong Island Improved | fall | Jul 11 – Aug 26 |
| Napa CabbageBlues F1 | fall | Jul 17 – Aug 26 |
| Bok ChoyJoi Choi F1 | fall | Aug 6 – Sep 15 |
| Rapini (Broccoli Raab)Zamboni F1 | fall | Aug 1 – Sep 10 |
| Gai Lan (Chinese Broccoli)Crispy Blue | fall | Jul 27 – Sep 5 |
| TatsoiTatsoi | fall | Aug 1 – Sep 15 |
| MizunaMizuna Early | fall | Aug 6 – Sep 20 |
| Daikon RadishMiyashige | fall | Aug 6 – Sep 15 |
| EndiveFrisée Fine Maraîchère | fall | Aug 1 – Sep 5 |
| EscaroleBatavian Full Heart | fall | Aug 1 – Sep 5 |
| RadicchioPalla Rossa Mavrik | fall | Jul 22 – Aug 31 |
| SorrelProfusion | fall | Aug 11 – Sep 25 |
| WatercressCommon | fall | Aug 11 – Sep 25 |
| CeleryTango | fall | Jul 17 – Aug 16 |
| ParsnipHollow Crown | fall | Jul 12 – Aug 16 |
| LeekLincoln | fall | Jul 12 – Aug 30 |
| SalsifyMammoth Sandwich Island | fall | Jul 5 – Aug 16 |
| CeleriacPrinz | fall | Jul 19 – Aug 23 |
| RutabagaLaurentian | fall | Jul 12 – Aug 23 |
| Fennel, FlorenceOrion | fall | Jul 26 – Aug 30 |
| Strawberry, day-neutralAlbion | fall | Aug 26 – Sep 25 |
| DillFernleaf | fall | Aug 23 – Oct 4 |
| ChervilCurled | fall | Aug 30 – Oct 11 |
| Strawberry, June-bearingHoneoye | fall | Aug 26 – Sep 25 |
| Bean | fall | Jul 11 – Aug 13 |
| Lettuce | fall | Aug 11 – Oct 10 |
| Onion | fall | Aug 30 – Oct 11 |
| Calendula (Pot Marigold)Resina | fall | Aug 11 – Sep 24 |
| Mache (Corn Salad)Vit | fall | Aug 26 – Oct 15 |
| Cress, gardenCurled | fall | Aug 11 – Oct 10 |
Zone 7 in August
The Second Spring Starts
A Compressed Version of March
The table rebounds sharply this month as the fall garden gets underway in earnest, greens, roots, and brassicas all returning at once. It's the same shape as a spring planting rush, just squeezed into a few weeks instead of stretched across two months, because your first frost, typically in the last week of October, is only about 12 weeks off.
Snap peas and English shelling peas get their only open window of the second half of the year this month; miss it and there's no fall re-entry the way there is for faster greens.
Strawberry June-bearing and day-neutral varieties both get a rare second chance this month too, planted now as a fall crop rather than the usual spring one. Expect a smaller first-year harvest than a spring planting gives, but a stronger stand heading into next year.
Count Backward From Frost
Slow crops need to go in as transplants now, not seed, to have any real shot at finishing. Broccoli takes roughly 70 days to head, brussels sprouts closer to 90 to 100; anything on the table needing more than 75 days should already be a transplant by the second week of this month, or the math against an October frost stops working.
That same math is why cabbage, cauliflower, kohlrabi, carrot, beet, celery, parsnip, leek, celeriac, rutabaga, and fennel are all listed as a last chance this month. Wait past the middle of August and there simply isn't enough season left to finish them.
Water new transplants daily for the first week regardless of how established the rest of the bed looks. Surface soil in August routinely exceeds 85 degrees here, hot enough to stress fresh roots before they've had a chance to spread.
Radicchio, new to the table this month, needs a hard chill to color up properly. Don't expect the deep red heads seed catalogs show until nights are reliably dropping into the 40s come October.
August in zone 7: common questions
What can I plant in August in zone 7?+
In August, USDA zone 7 gardeners can sow Bush Bean, Pole Bean, Snap Pea, Cilantro, Parsley, Lettuce, leaf, and more. Dates use typical zone 7 frosts, so your own microclimate may shift them by a week or two.
What USDA hardiness zone am I in?+
Zone 7 is one band of the map, but planting time is set by your local frost dates, not the zone number. Enter your ZIP code in the free planner and it uses your actual frost dates, which can differ by weeks within a single zone.
Are these August planting dates exact?+
They are typical zone 7 windows. Two gardens in the same zone can be a week or two apart because of elevation and local climate, so treat these as a starting point and tune them to your ZIP code with the free planner.