What to plant in August in South Korea
4 vegetables, fruits and herbs to sow or plant in August in South Korea, for the climate around Central Gangwon, South Korea (38°N, 127°E).
Climate: Cold continental winters with frosts from about October to April and nights reaching -16°C, then a warm, humid summer where most of the year's rain falls in July and August, so planting follows late spring and the monsoon.
Vegetables
Lettuce Lactuca sativa
Cool spring and autumn weather suits it, and it bolts less than in the hot summer months.
Harvest: 45–60 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Radish Raphanus sativus
Fast-maturing roots grow well in the mild spring and autumn with plenty of rain.
Harvest: 25–35 daysEasyIn pots
Chinese cabbage Brassica rapa
Autumn sowings mature in cool weather, the traditional season for kimchi cabbage here.
Harvest: 60–80 daysModerate
Herbs
Parsley Petroselinum crispum
It tolerates light frost and grows well in the cool seasons.
Harvest: 70–90 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →