What to plant in September in South Korea
9 vegetables, fruits and herbs to sow or plant in September 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 →
Spinach Spinacia oleracea
It tolerates frost well and thrives in the cool shoulder seasons of this climate.
Harvest: 40–50 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
Garlic Allium sativum
Cloves planted in autumn overwinter under the cold and are harvested in early summer.
Harvest: 8–9 monthsEasyIn potsCare guide →
Chinese cabbage Brassica rapa
Autumn sowings mature in cool weather, the traditional season for kimchi cabbage here.
Harvest: 60–80 daysModerate
Fruits
Strawberry Fragaria × ananassa
Hardy crowns survive the frosts and crop reliably in late spring.
Harvest: 60–90 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Herbs
Parsley Petroselinum crispum
It tolerates light frost and grows well in the cool seasons.
Harvest: 70–90 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Chives Allium schoenoprasum
Hardy perennial clumps survive the winter and return each spring.
Harvest: 60–75 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Mint Mentha spicata
It is hardy to frost and spreads vigorously in the moist summer climate.
Harvest: 60–80 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →