What to plant in August in Chile
12 vegetables, fruits and herbs to sow or plant in August in Chile, for the climate around Valparaíso Region, central Chile.
Climate: Mediterranean climate with cool, wet winters (June to August, about 360 mm of rain in July), frosts on some winter nights (down to -1 °C), and warm, dry summers with almost no rain from December to March.
Vegetables
Potato Solanum tuberosum
Planted as the wet winter ends, it tubers in the mild spring and is harvested before the summer heat.
Harvest: 90–120 daysEasyIn pots
Lettuce Lactuca sativa
Mild autumn and spring temperatures give crisp leaves, and it bolts less than in the hot summer.
Harvest: 45–60 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Pea Pisum sativum
Tolerates the cool, wet winter well and produces before the dry summer heat arrives.
Harvest: 60–70 daysEasyCare guide →
Carrot Daucus carota
Its sandy, well-drained soils and cool shoulder seasons give sweet, straight roots.
Harvest: 70–80 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Cabbage Brassica oleracea
Frost-tolerant and happy in the cool, moist autumn and spring, forming firm heads.
Harvest: 80–100 daysEasyCare guide →
Beetroot Beta vulgaris
Quick and hardy in the mild seasons, it tolerates the cool nights and gives sweet roots.
Harvest: 50–70 daysEasyIn pots
Fruits
Blueberry Vaccinium corymbosum
Winter chill hours are ample here, and the acidic soil and dry summers suit its growth in pots or beds.
Harvest: 2–3 yearsModerateIn potsCare guide →
Raspberry Rubus idaeus
Cold-hardy canes thrive in the cool, wet winter and fruit well in the mild spring.
Harvest: 1 yearEasyCare guide →
Apple Malus domestica
Its cold winters supply the chill hours apples need, and the warm, dry autumn gives good fruit.
Harvest: 3–4 yearsEasyCare guide →
Fig Ficus carica
Hot, dry summers ripen figs well, and its mild winters are tolerated with a little protection.
Harvest: 2–3 yearsEasyIn potsCare guide →
Sweet cherry Prunus avium
Cold winters satisfy its chill requirement, and the dry late spring keeps fruit from cracking.
Harvest: 3–5 yearsModerate
Herbs
Parsley Petroselinum crispum
Hardy through the mild winter and productive in the cool autumn and spring.
Harvest: 70–90 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →