What to plant in August in Angola
9 vegetables, fruits and herbs to sow or plant in August in Angola, for the climate around Luanda, Angola.
Climate: A hot tropical coastal climate with no frost, warm nights all year (17 to 24 °C), a dry cool season from June to August with almost no rain, and a rainy season from September to April, peaking in April.
Vegetables
Tomato Solanum lycopersicum
The cool dry season from June to August gives good fruit set when irrigated, and the mild nights suit it.
Harvest: 70–90 daysModerateIn potsCare guide →
Sweet pepper Capsicum annuum
Warm days and nights without frost let it fruit well, and it does best in the drier months.
Harvest: 80–100 daysModerateIn potsCare guide →
Lettuce Lactuca sativa
Quick and cool-season, it bolts less in the mild dry-season nights and grows well in shade or pots.
Harvest: 45–60 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Spinach Spinacia oleracea
It grows best in the cool dry season, from June to August, before the heat rises.
Harvest: 40–50 daysModerateIn potsCare guide →
Cucumber Cucumis sativus
Warm nights and the start of the rains suit fast vining growth on a trellis.
Harvest: 50–60 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Carrot Daucus carota
Sandy, loose soil and the dry cool months give sweet, well-shaped roots.
Harvest: 70–90 daysModerateIn potsCare guide →
Eggplant Solanum melongena
It enjoys the heat of the late rainy season and fruits well through the warm months.
Harvest: 90–110 daysModerateIn potsCare guide →
Herbs
Parsley Petroselinum crispum
It prefers the cooler dry season and grows steadily in a sunny spot.
Harvest: 60–75 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Coriander Coriandrum sativum
Cool dry-season weather keeps it leafy before it bolts in the heat.
Harvest: 40–50 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →