What to plant in September in Finland
5 vegetables, fruits and herbs to sow or plant in September 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
Spinach Spinacia oleracea
It thrives in cool spring and autumn temperatures and bolts less in long northern days than in heat.
Harvest: 40-50 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Rhubarb Rheum rhabarbarum
A perennial that survives the coldest winters and returns every spring, needing only sun and rich soil.
Harvest: 1-2 yearsEasy
Herbs
Chives Allium schoenoprasum
A hardy perennial that regrows each spring and tolerates the frost.
Harvest: 60-70 days from seedEasyIn potsCare guide →
Mint Mentha spicata
A hardy perennial that thrives in moist soil and returns reliably each year.
Harvest: 60-90 days from cuttingsEasyIn potsCare guide →
Lovage Levisticum officinale
A very hardy perennial that comes back year after year in the cold climate.
Harvest: 2 years from seedEasy