What to plant in August in Philippines
12 vegetables, fruits and herbs to sow or plant in August in Philippines, for the climate around Luzon, Philippines (near 15°N, 121°E).
Climate: Tropical and frost-free all year, with a drier season from December to May (hot days up to 38 °C) and a heavy monsoon from June to November, when August can bring over 600 mm of rain.
Vegetables
Sweet potato Ipomoea batatas
Planted from cuttings at the start of the rains, it fills the ground with little care.
Harvest: 90–150 daysEasy
Yardlong bean Vigna unguiculata
A heat-tolerant climber that fixes nitrogen and copes with both wet and dry spells.
Harvest: 55–75 daysEasyIn pots
Bottle gourd Lagenaria siceraria
A vigorous vine that loves the wet-season heat and needs little attention.
Harvest: 60–90 daysEasy
Squash Cucurbita moschata
Tolerates heat and humidity and stores well after harvest.
Harvest: 90–120 daysEasy
Kangkong Ipomoea aquatica
A fast-growing water spinach that tolerates heat and saturated soil.
Harvest: 30–40 daysEasyIn pots
Fruits
Papaya Carica papaya
A frost-free climate and year-round warmth give fast, heavy fruiting.
Harvest: 9–12 monthsEasyIn potsCare guide →
Banana Musa acuminata
Warm nights above 19 °C and plenty of rain suit suckers planted at the start of the wet season.
Harvest: 9–12 monthsEasyCare guide →
Pineapple Ananas comosus
Drought-tolerant once established and suited to the warm, sunny lowlands.
Harvest: 18–24 monthsEasyIn pots
Calamansi Citrus × microcarpa
A compact citrus that bears year-round in the tropical climate and grows well in pots.
Harvest: 2–3 yearsEasyIn pots
Mango Mangifera indica
Needs the dry season from December to May to set flowers and fruit, which this climate provides.
Harvest: 3–5 yearsModerateCare guide →
Guava Psidium guajava
Hardy, prolific and tolerant of both wet and dry conditions.
Harvest: 2–3 yearsEasyIn pots
Herbs
Lemongrass Cymbopogon citratus
Clumps readily from divisions in the rainy heat and can be harvested repeatedly.
Harvest: 90–120 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →