What to plant in September in Denmark

3 vegetables, fruits and herbs to sow or plant in September 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 →

Herbs

  • Chives Allium schoenoprasum

    Chives are fully hardy perennials that return every spring.

    Harvest: 60–75 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →