What to plant in September in Russia
11 vegetables, fruits and herbs to sow or plant in September in Russia, for the climate around Moscow region, Russia.
Climate: Cold continental climate with frosts from late September to May, a short warm season from June to August, and rain spread fairly evenly through the year, with the lowest rainfall in March and May.
Vegetables
Garlic Allium sativum
Cloves planted in autumn need the cold winter to split into good bulbs next summer.
Harvest: 240–300 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Radish Raphanus sativus
Very fast and frost-hardy, it can be sown several times across the growing season.
Harvest: 25–40 daysEasyIn pots
Fruits
Apple Malus domestica
Winter-hardy cultivars survive -28 °C and need the cold dormancy that this climate provides.
Harvest: 3–5 yearsModerateCare guide →
Pear Pyrus communis
Hardy pear cultivars handle the winter cold, and a sunny, sheltered site gives reliable fruit.
Harvest: 4–6 yearsModerate
Sour cherry Prunus cerasus
Very hardy and self-fertile cultivars handle the cold and ripen in the short summer.
Harvest: 3–4 yearsEasy
Plum Prunus domestica
Hardy European plums tolerate the winter and need a warm sheltered spot for the summer heat.
Harvest: 3–5 yearsModerate
Red raspberry Rubus idaeus
Canes survive deep cold easily and fruit reliably in the cool summer.
Harvest: 1–2 yearsEasyIn potsCare guide →
Blackcurrant Ribes nigrum
Extremely winter-hardy and well suited to cool, moist continental summers.
Harvest: 2–3 yearsEasy
Strawberry Fragaria × ananassa
Hardy cultivars survive the winter under snow cover and crop well in June and July.
Harvest: 1 year (from planting)EasyIn potsCare guide →
Herbs
Chives Allium schoenoprasum
Perennial that survives the winter cold and regrows each spring.
Harvest: 60–80 days from seedEasyIn potsCare guide →
Common sorrel Rumex acetosa
Very hardy perennial that stays productive in cool weather and survives the winter.
Harvest: 60–70 daysEasyIn pots