What to plant in July in Finland
4 vegetables, fruits and herbs to sow or plant in July in Finland, for the climate around Helsinki area, Uusimaa, Finland.
Climate: A cold northern climate with a short growing season: frosts from roughly October to May, winter minima near -18 °C, mild summers around 12-22 °C, and fairly even rainfall with a wetter autumn.
Vegetables
Lettuce Lactuca sativa
Quick-growing leaves do well in the mild summer, and cool-season varieties resist early bolting.
Harvest: 45-60 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Turnip Brassica rapa
Cool autumn weather produces crisp, sweet roots, and the crop matures quickly.
Harvest: 50-60 daysEasy
Herbs
Parsley Petroselinum crispum
Cool summers keep it leafy, and it tolerates light frost into autumn.
Harvest: 70-90 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Dill Anethum graveolens
It grows quickly in the long northern summer days and self-seeds readily.
Harvest: 40-60 daysEasyIn pots