What to plant in August in Austria
6 vegetables, fruits and herbs to sow or plant in August in Austria, for the climate around Vienna area, Austria (48°N, 16°E).
Climate: Cool continental climate with hard winters (nightly minima down to -10 °C, frosts from November to March), a warm summer up to about 34 °C, and fairly even rain of 20 to 85 mm a month, peaking in June.
Vegetables
Lettuce Lactuca sativa
Quick and cold-tolerant, it thrives in the cool spring and autumn and grows well in pots.
Harvest: 45–60 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Radish Raphanus sativus
It matures in cool spring and autumn weather and is ready in weeks.
Harvest: 25–40 daysEasyIn pots
Spinach Spinacia oleracea
Frost-hardy, it does best in the cool shoulder seasons and avoids bolting in the summer heat.
Harvest: 40–50 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Beetroot Beta vulgaris
Tolerant of cool weather and light frost, it can be sown through most of the growing season.
Harvest: 55–70 daysEasyIn pots
Herbs
Parsley Petroselinum crispum
Hardy and slow to bolt, it keeps producing through the mild seasons.
Harvest: 70–90 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Dill Anethum graveolens
It grows quickly in the warm months and tolerates the local climate well.
Harvest: 40–60 daysEasyIn pots