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What to plant in August

Find your USDA hardiness zone below to see which crops have a start-indoors, sowing, or transplanting window in August. Every crop links to exact dated windows computed from your zone's frost dates.

These tables use US hardiness zones and northern hemisphere seasons. In Australia the months flip, and the Dibble app handles Canadian and Australian zones directly.

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No planting windows land in August for Zone 3. It is a good month to plan beds, order seeds, and get ahead of the season.

No planting windows land in August for Zone 4. It is a good month to plan beds, order seeds, and get ahead of the season.

No planting windows land in August for Zone 5. It is a good month to plan beds, order seeds, and get ahead of the season.

No planting windows land in August for Zone 6. It is a good month to plan beds, order seeds, and get ahead of the season.

No planting windows land in August for Zone 7. It is a good month to plan beds, order seeds, and get ahead of the season.

What to plant in August: Zone 8
TaskCrops
TransplantBrussels Sprouts (dates)
What to plant in August: Zone 9
TaskCrops
TransplantBrussels Sprouts (dates)
What to plant in August: Zone 10
TaskCrops
TransplantBrussels Sprouts (dates)
What to plant in August: Zone 11
TaskCrops
Start seeds indoorsBrussels Sprouts (dates)

What to plant in August, by state

Each state page shows August for its most common zone, plus the whole season and every zone the state spans.

AlabamaAlaskaArizonaArkansasCaliforniaColoradoConnecticutDelawareFloridaGeorgiaHawaiiIdahoIllinoisIndianaIowaKansasKentuckyLouisianaMaineMarylandMassachusettsMichiganMinnesotaMississippiMissouriMontanaNebraskaNevadaNew HampshireNew JerseyNew MexicoNew YorkNorth CarolinaNorth DakotaOhioOklahomaOregonPennsylvaniaRhode IslandSouth CarolinaSouth DakotaTennesseeTexasUtahVermontVirginiaWashingtonWest VirginiaWisconsinWyomingWashington, D.C.

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