What to plant in July in Ukraine
8 vegetables, fruits and herbs to sow or plant in July in Ukraine, for the climate around Kyiv area, Ukraine.
Climate: A continental climate with cold winters (down to about -22 °C), frosts from roughly October to April, warm summers reaching 36 °C, and fairly even rainfall with a wetter late spring and early autumn.
Vegetables
Lettuce Lactuca sativa
Successive sowings from spring to early autumn give fresh leaves through most of the growing season.
Harvest: 45–60 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Radish Raphanus sativus
Its quick growth fits the long frost-free season and it fills gaps between other crops.
Harvest: 25–35 daysEasyIn pots
Carrot Daucus carota
Loose, well-drained garden soil and warm summer days produce sweet, well-coloured roots.
Harvest: 70–80 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Beetroot Beta vulgaris
It tolerates the cool springs and warm summers here and stores well into autumn.
Harvest: 55–65 daysEasyIn pots
Kale Brassica oleracea
Kale tolerates frost and gets sweeter after autumn cold, so it lasts well into winter.
Harvest: 60–70 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Herbs
Dill Anethum graveolens
Dill grows fast in the mild, sunny weather and self-seeds readily in the garden.
Harvest: 40–60 daysEasyIn pots
Parsley Petroselinum crispum
Parsley copes with the cool springs and summer heat, and it tolerates light frost.
Harvest: 70–90 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Spearmint Mentha spicata
Spearmint is hardy in this climate and spreads vigorously, so it is best kept in a pot or a contained bed.
Harvest: 60–90 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →