What to plant in August in Israel
5 vegetables, fruits and herbs to sow or plant in August in Israel, for the climate around Coastal Eastern Mediterranean (around 32°N, 35°E, Israel-Jordan latitude).
Climate: Mild, wet winters with cool nights near 4-8°C from December to March and about 240 mm of rain in December alone, then long hot, almost rainless summers from May to October with nights of 20°C or more and days that can reach 38°C.
Vegetables
Tomato Solanum lycopersicum
Sown in late winter for a spring crop and again in midsummer for an autumn crop, it ripens well in the long dry, sunny season.
Harvest: 60-90 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Cucumber Cucumis sativus
It thrives in the warm spring and in the late-summer heat, and vines climb well on a trellis with irrigation.
Harvest: 50-70 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Zucchini Cucurbita pepo
Warm soil and full sun give heavy yields from spring through autumn with very little frost risk.
Harvest: 45-60 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Potato Solanum tuberosum
Mild winters allow a main crop planted in late winter, and an autumn crop is also possible.
Harvest: 80-110 daysModerateIn pots
Green bean Phaseolus vulgaris
It fixes its own nitrogen and grows fast once the soil is warm in spring and late summer.
Harvest: 50-65 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →