What to plant in August in Ireland
5 vegetables, fruits and herbs to sow or plant in August in Ireland, for the climate around Dublin, Ireland.
Climate: A cool, wet oceanic climate with mild summers (highs around 18-20 °C), occasional frosts from November to March, and rain spread through the year with the wettest months in autumn and winter.
Vegetables
Lettuce Lactuca sativa
Mild summers and cool nights prevent bolting, so it can be sown in succession for much of the year.
Harvest: 45–60 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Beetroot Beta vulgaris
Cool, moist conditions give tender roots and leaves without bolting.
Harvest: 55–70 daysEasyIn pots
Spinach Spinacia oleracea
It thrives in the cool, moist spring and autumn weather and grows quickly.
Harvest: 40–50 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Radish Raphanus sativus
Fast-growing and cool-season, it gives quick crops between other plantings.
Harvest: 25–35 daysEasyIn pots
Fruits
Strawberry Fragaria × ananassa
Hardy and productive in cool summers, and it grows well in containers and hanging baskets.
Harvest: 60–90 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →