What to plant in September in Egypt
12 vegetables, fruits and herbs to sow or plant in September in Egypt, for the climate around Cairo area, Egypt.
Climate: Hot, almost rainless desert climate with mild winters (coldest nights around 6 to 8 °C in winter), very hot summers (up to 42 °C) and virtually no rain from May to October, so irrigation is essential.
Vegetables
Tomato Solanum lycopersicum
Sun and warmth suit it, and transplants from late summer or February ripen before the peak heat.
Harvest: 60–90 daysModerateIn potsCare guide →
Lettuce Lactuca sativa
Mild winter days and cool nights give crisp leaves, and it bolts quickly once spring heat arrives.
Harvest: 45–60 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Spinach Spinacia oleracea
It thrives in the cool Cairo winter and needs no frost protection.
Harvest: 40–50 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Sweet pepper Capsicum annuum
Warm days and a sunny spot give good fruit, especially from transplants set out in spring or early autumn.
Harvest: 70–90 daysModerateIn potsCare guide →
Carrot Daucus carota
Sandy soil and cool winter weather produce sweet, well-coloured roots.
Harvest: 70–80 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Radish Raphanus sativus
It is the fastest crop in the cool season and tolerates the dry, mild winter well.
Harvest: 25–35 daysEasyIn pots
Zucchini Cucurbita pepo
Prolific under heat and sun, provided it gets regular watering.
Harvest: 45–60 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Cucumber Cucumis sativus
Warm conditions and steady irrigation give a heavy harvest of crisp fruit.
Harvest: 50–65 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Fruits
Strawberry Fragaria × ananassa
Planted as runners in autumn, it fruits through the mild winter and spring in shade-protected beds.
Harvest: 90–120 days from plantingModerateIn potsCare guide →
Herbs
Parsley Petroselinum crispum
It grows well through the cool season and keeps leafing when many herbs stall.
Harvest: 70–90 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Mint Mentha spicata
Vigorous in partial shade and tolerant of the heat when kept watered.
Harvest: 60–70 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Thyme Thymus vulgaris
Its tolerance of dry, sunny conditions and poor soil suits the desert climate.
Harvest: 75–90 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →