What to plant in August in Malaysia
11 vegetables, fruits and herbs to sow or plant in August in Malaysia, for the climate around Central Peninsular Malaysia, Pahang-Selangor border.
Climate: Equatorial lowland climate with no frost, warm nights of 17 to 21 °C, days up to 34 °C, and rain in every month, peaking from September to December with the northeast monsoon.
Vegetables
Tomato Solanum lycopersicum
Heat-loving and productive when sown in the drier months and sheltered from heavy rain.
Harvest: 70–90 daysModerateIn potsCare guide →
Chili pepper Capsicum annuum
Thrives in constant warmth and sun, and fruits for many months from a single planting.
Harvest: 70–90 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Eggplant Solanum melongena
Tolerates the tropical heat and produces well through the warm season.
Harvest: 80–100 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Okra Abelmoschus esculentus
Loves the heat and humidity and yields pods quickly with little care.
Harvest: 50–65 daysEasyIn pots
Water spinach Ipomoea aquatica
A staple leafy green that grows fast in wet, hot conditions year-round.
Harvest: 30–45 daysEasyIn pots
Yardlong bean Vigna unguiculata
A heat-tolerant climbing bean that fixes nitrogen and copes well with tropical rain.
Harvest: 60–75 daysEasyIn pots
Cucumber Cucumis sativus
Fast-growing in warm weather, but best sown outside the heaviest rain months.
Harvest: 50–70 daysModerateIn potsCare guide →
Sweet corn Zea mays
Warm temperatures and full sun give fast growth and good cobs in the drier spells.
Harvest: 70–90 daysModerate
Welsh onion Allium fistulosum
Hardy, cut-and-come-again onion that copes well with heat and rain.
Harvest: 60–80 daysEasyIn pots
Herbs
Sweet basil Ocimum basilicum
Grows fast in the heat and sun and can be picked continuously.
Harvest: 30–40 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Coriander Coriandrum sativum
Grows best in the cooler, drier spells and needs shade from midday heat.
Harvest: 40–50 daysModerateIn potsCare guide →