What to plant in August in Germany
4 vegetables, fruits and herbs to sow or plant in August in Germany, for the climate around Cologne–Bonn area, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
Climate: Cool temperate climate with cold winters (down to about -6 °C, frosts Nov–Mar), mild wet summers, the warmest months Jun–Aug and about 60–130 mm rain a month, with the driest weather in April and July.
Vegetables
Lettuce Lactuca sativa
Cool spring and autumn weather suits it, and it can be sown in succession from March to August.
Harvest: 45–60 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Spinach Spinacia oleracea
It tolerates frost and thrives in the cool spring and autumn, bolting quickly only in summer heat.
Harvest: 40–50 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Radish Raphanus sativus
It grows fast in the mild German season and can be sown repeatedly from spring to early autumn.
Harvest: 25–35 daysEasyIn pots
Herbs
Parsley Petroselinum crispum
It tolerates frost and keeps producing leaves through much of the growing season.
Harvest: 70–90 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →