What to plant in August in Denmark
3 vegetables, fruits and herbs to sow or plant in August in Denmark, for the climate around Skåne, southern Sweden (near Lund).
Climate: Cold winters with frosts down to about -15 °C from November to February, mild summers reaching about 30 °C, and fairly even rain of 25 to 98 mm a month, wettest from June to October.
Vegetables
Spinach Spinacia oleracea
Spinach thrives in cool weather and tolerates light frost, so it can be sown in spring and again in late summer.
Harvest: 40–50 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Lettuce Lactuca sativa
Lettuce loves the cool, moderate temperatures of spring and autumn here.
Harvest: 45–60 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Fruits
Strawberry Fragaria × ananassa
Strawberries are hardy under snow and give sweet, abundant fruit in the June and July sunshine.
Harvest: 1 yearEasyIn potsCare guide →