What to plant in September in United States
8 vegetables, fruits and herbs to sow or plant in September in United States, for the climate around Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania, USA.
Climate: A cold continental temperate climate with hard winters (nights to -16 °C, frost roughly November to March), warm humid summers up to 39 °C, and rain spread evenly through the year with a wetter July to September.
Vegetables
Lettuce Lactuca sativa
Cool spring and autumn weather suits lettuce, and it can be sown again for a fall crop.
Harvest: 40–60 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Spinach Spinacia oleracea
It thrives in the cool shoulder seasons and tolerates light frost.
Harvest: 40–50 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Kale Brassica oleracea
Kale survives cold nights and sweetens after autumn frosts.
Harvest: 55–70 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Fruits
Strawberry Fragaria × ananassa
Strawberry plants are fully hardy and bear well in the sunny, moist summers.
Harvest: 60–90 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Herbs
Parsley Petroselinum crispum
Parsley handles cool weather and light frost and keeps producing through autumn.
Harvest: 70–90 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Chives Allium schoenoprasum
Chives are fully hardy perennials that return every spring.
Harvest: 60–90 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Spearmint Mentha spicata
Mint is vigorous in the rainy summers and survives the coldest winters underground.
Harvest: 60–80 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Thyme Thymus vulgaris
Thyme is hardy here and loves the sunny, well-drained spots of a garden or balcony.
Harvest: 70–90 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →