What to plant in September in Hungary
5 vegetables, fruits and herbs to sow or plant in September in Hungary, for the climate around Central Slovakia (Banská Bystrica area), 48°N 19°E.
Climate: Cold continental climate with severe winters (down to about -16 °C), last spring frosts into late April, a warm wet early summer and a dry-ish late summer, with hot days up to about 37 °C.
Vegetables
Lettuce Lactuca sativa
Cool spring and autumn weather suits lettuce, and it bolts less than in the hot summer.
Harvest: 45-60 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Spinach Spinacia oleracea
It tolerates frost and thrives in the cool spring and autumn of this continental climate.
Harvest: 40-50 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Fruits
Strawberry Fragaria × ananassa
Hardy perennial plants survive the winter cold and fruit well in the warm early summer.
Harvest: about 12 months (fruit the following summer)EasyIn potsCare guide →
Herbs
Chives Allium schoenoprasum
Chives are perennial, survive the winter frost and regrow every spring.
Harvest: 60-80 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Mint Mentha spicata
Mint is very hardy, regrows every spring and grows vigorously in the moist early summer.
Harvest: 60-90 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →