What to plant in August in Japan
4 vegetables, fruits and herbs to sow or plant in August in Japan, for the climate around Mito area, Ibaraki, Japan.
Climate: Cold winters with frosts from November to April (coldest nights near -6 °C), warm humid summers around 30–35 °C, and a heavy rainy season from June to September, with September the wettest month.
Vegetables
Potato Solanum tuberosum
Spring planting after the frosts gives a summer harvest, and autumn planting works well too.
Harvest: 80–110 daysEasyIn pots
Daikon radish Raphanus sativus
Autumn sowing gives roots that grow well in cool weather and stay crisp through winter.
Harvest: 50–70 daysEasy
Carrot Daucus carota
Cool spring and autumn soils produce sweet, well-coloured roots.
Harvest: 70–90 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Herbs
Parsley Petroselinum crispum
It tolerates the cold winters and grows steadily in the mild spring and autumn.
Harvest: 70–90 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →