What to plant in September in Croatia

5 vegetables, fruits and herbs to sow or plant in September in Croatia, for the climate around Northern Croatia, Pannonian lowlands (46°N, 16°E).

Climate: Continental climate with cold winters (nights down to -13 °C, frosts from November to March), a last spring frost around April, warm summers reaching 36 °C, and fairly even rainfall with peaks in June and November.

Vegetables

  • Lettuce Lactuca sativa

    Quick and cool-season friendly, with spring and early autumn sowings avoiding midsummer bolting.

    Harvest: 45–60 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →

  • Spinach Spinacia oleracea

    Frost-tolerant leaves grow well in the cool spring and autumn periods.

    Harvest: 40–50 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →

Fruits

  • Strawberry Fragaria × ananassa

    Hardy perennial plants survive the continental winter and fruit well in the warm, sunny early summer.

    Harvest: 1 year (first crop the next June)EasyIn potsCare guide →

Herbs

  • Chives Allium schoenoprasum

    Perennial and fully hardy, chives come back every spring and tolerate the cold winters.

    Harvest: 60–75 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →

  • Thyme Thymus vulgaris

    Drought-tolerant and hardy to the local winters, it thrives in sunny, well-drained spots.

    Harvest: 70–90 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →