What to plant in August in Romania
4 vegetables, fruits and herbs to sow or plant in August in Romania, for the climate around Bucharest, Romania.
Climate: Cold winters with hard frosts down to about -13 °C, hot summers reaching 37 °C, and rain concentrated in late spring, summer and autumn, with a drier late summer.
Vegetables
Lettuce Lactuca sativa
Cool spring and early autumn weather gives crisp leaves, and it grows well in shallow containers.
Harvest: 45–60 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Radish Raphanus sativus
Quick-maturing roots suit the cool shoulder seasons and need almost no care.
Harvest: 25–35 daysEasyIn pots
Herbs
Parsley Petroselinum crispum
Hardy and cold-tolerant, it keeps producing leaves through the cool seasons.
Harvest: 70–90 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Dill Anethum graveolens
Quick and self-seeding, it thrives in the warm summers and needs very little care.
Harvest: 40–60 daysEasyIn pots