PLANTING IN AUGUST + PLANNING FOR SEPTEMBER – TROPICAL  AREAS

 

 

Amaranth (also Love-lies-bleeding)    Plant out (transplant) seedlings or sow seed

Basil     Start in seed trays or plant out (transplant) seedlings

Beans – climbing (also Pole beans, Runner beans, Scarlet Runners) Plant out (transplant) seedlings

Beans – dwarf (also French beans, Bush beans)         Plant out (transplant) seedlings

Borage (also Burrage, Bugloss)           Plant out (transplant) seedlings or sow seed

Cabbage          Plant out (transplant) seedlings

Cape Gooseberry (also Golden Berry, Inca Berry )     Plant out (transplant) seedlings or sow seed

Chinese cabbage (also Wong bok, wong nga pak, napa cabbage)     Plant out (transplant) seedlings

Collards (also Collard greens, Borekale)         Plant out (transplant) seedlings

Coriander (also Cilantro, Chinese parsley)     Plant out (transplant) seedlings

Cowpeas (also Black eye peas, Southern peas)          Sow seed

Cucumber       Plant out (transplant) seedlings or sow seed

Ginger Plant root

Kohlrabi          Plant out (transplant) seedlings

Marrow           Plant out (transplant) seedlings

Mustard greens (also gai choy)           Start in seed trays or plant out (transplant) seedlings or sow seed

Okra (also Ladyfinger, gumbo)            Start in seed trays or plant out (transplant) seedlings or sow seed

Oregano (also Pot Marjoram)             Plant out (transplant) seedlings

Pak Choy (also Pak choi)         Plant out (transplant) seedlings

Spring onions (also Scallions, Bunching onions, Welsh onion)          Plant out (transplant) seedlings or sow seed

Squash (also Crookneck, Pattypan, Summer squash)            Plant out (transplant) seedlings

Sunflower        Plant out (transplant) seedlings or sow seed

Sweet corn (also corn,maize) Start in seed trays or plant out (transplant) seedlings or sow seed

Sweet Potato (also Kumara)   Plant crowns

Taro (also Dasheen, cocoyam)            Plant tubers

Thyme (also Common thyme)            Plant out (transplant) seedlings

Yam/Oca (also Oka)    Plant tubers

Zucchini (also Courgette/Marrow, Summer squash) Plant out (transplant) seedlings or sow seed

 

 

Planning for September

 

Basil     Start in seed trays or plant out (transplant) seedlings

Collards (also Collard greens, Borekale)         Plant out (transplant) seedlings

Cowpeas (also Black eye peas, Southern peas)          Sow seed

Cucumber       Plant out (transplant) seedlings

Ginger Plant root

Mustard greens (also gai choy)           Start in seed trays or plant out (transplant) seedlings or sow seed

Okra (also Ladyfinger, gumbo)            Plant out (transplant) seedlings or sow seed

Sunflower        Plant out (transplant) seedlings

Sweet corn (also corn,maize) Start in seed trays or plant out (transplant) seedlings or sow seed

Sweet Potato (also Kumara)   Plant crowns

Taro (also Dasheen, cocoyam)            Plant tubers

Zucchini (also Courgette/Marrow, Summer squash) Plant out (transplant) seedlings