What to plant in July in Netherlands
6 vegetables, fruits and herbs to sow or plant in July in Netherlands, for the climate around Utrecht, Netherlands.
Climate: Cool temperate oceanic climate with frosts from roughly December to March, mild wet summers, and rain spread fairly evenly through the year with a wetter autumn.
Vegetables
Lettuce Lactuca sativa
Cool spring and autumn weather suits lettuce, and successive sowings avoid summer bolting.
Harvest: 30-60 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Carrot Daucus carota
Sandy or loamy Dutch soils and cool summers give sweet, well-formed carrots.
Harvest: 70-90 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Kale Brassica oleracea
Kale tolerates the cold and wet winters and keeps producing leaves into the frost.
Harvest: 60-90 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Courgette Cucurbita pepo
Warm early summer days are enough for courgettes to crop prolifically.
Harvest: 50-60 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Beetroot Beta vulgaris
Cool, moist summers suit beetroot, which grows reliably in Dutch garden soil.
Harvest: 55-70 daysEasyIn pots
Radish Raphanus sativus
Radishes grow quickly in the cool temperate weather and can be sown almost all season.
Harvest: 25-35 daysEasyIn pots