What to plant in September in Germany
3 vegetables, fruits and herbs to sow or plant in September 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
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
Fruits
Strawberry Fragaria × ananassa
Frost-hardy plants fruit well in the mild summers and do well in beds or hanging baskets.
Harvest: 60–90 days for the first cropEasyIn potsCare guide →