What to plant in August in Sweden
6 vegetables, fruits and herbs to sow or plant in August in Sweden, for the climate around Stockholm, Sweden.
Climate: A cold continental-maritime climate with hard winters (nights down to -17 °C, frost from roughly October to April), a short warm summer and fairly even rainfall year-round, peaking in June and October.
Vegetables
Lettuce Lactuca sativa
Cool temperatures and long summer light give crisp, quick heads.
Harvest: 45–60 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Spinach Spinacia oleracea
Thrives in cool spring and early autumn weather and handles light frost.
Harvest: 40–50 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Radish Raphanus sativus
Very fast crop that grows well in cool weather and needs little space.
Harvest: 25–35 daysEasyIn pots
Turnip Brassica rapa
Fast-growing root that does well in cool, moist summer conditions.
Harvest: 40–60 daysEasyIn pots
Fruits
Strawberry Fragaria × ananassa
Hardy plants that fruit in the long June days and produce runners quickly.
Harvest: 1 yearEasyIn potsCare guide →
Herbs
Dill Anethum graveolens
Self-sows readily and thrives in the cool summer, with sprigs available through autumn.
Harvest: 40–60 daysEasyIn pots