What to plant in September in Italy
8 vegetables, fruits and herbs to sow or plant in September in Italy, for the climate around Umbria and Marche border, central Italy (Perugia–Terni area).
Climate: Cold winters with frosts down to about -3 °C from November to February, hot dry summers peaking near 38 °C, and a wet autumn and winter with the heaviest rain from October to February, while June to August are nearly rainless.
Vegetables
Lettuce Lactuca sativa
Mild spring and autumn suit it, and summer shade avoids bolting.
Harvest: 45–60 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Spinach Spinacia oleracea
Cool wet seasons give sweet, tender leaves and it tolerates light frost.
Harvest: 40–50 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Kale Brassica oleracea
Cold winters sweeten the leaves and it keeps producing through frost.
Harvest: 60–80 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Fruits
Strawberry Fragaria × ananassa
Cool springs and hardy crowns give a productive June harvest.
Harvest: 90–120 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Herbs
Rosemary Salvia rosmarinus
Drought-tolerant Mediterranean shrub that copes with dry summers and mild winters.
Harvest: 60–90 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Thyme Thymus vulgaris
Hardy and drought-tolerant, it suits the hot dry summers.
Harvest: 70–90 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Parsley Petroselinum crispum
Cool seasons suit its growth and it tolerates light frost.
Harvest: 70–90 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Mint Mentha spicata
Hardy perennial that thrives with the spring and autumn rains.
Harvest: 60–90 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →