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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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What to plant in August: Zone 3
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Direct sowGarlic (dates)
Plant bulbsTulip (dates)
What to plant in August: Zone 4
TaskCrops
Direct sowGarlic (dates)
Plant bulbsTulip (dates)
What to plant in August: Zone 5
TaskCrops
Plant bulbsTulip (dates)

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.

No planting windows land in August for Zone 8. It is a good month to plan beds, order seeds, and get ahead of the season.

No planting windows land in August for Zone 9. It is a good month to plan beds, order seeds, and get ahead of the season.

No planting windows land in August for Zone 10. It is a good month to plan beds, order seeds, and get ahead of the season.

No planting windows land in August for Zone 11. It is a good month to plan beds, order seeds, and get ahead of the season.

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