What to Plant in August in Birmingham — Sowday

Vegetables

36 in season

Amaranth Greens

Direct sow · pinch tips often for a steady flush of tender greens

Direct sow · sow every 2-3 weeks for a steady peppery harvest

Direct sow · soak seed clusters overnight to speed germination

Start indoors · harvest young and green — riper fruit turns bitter

Direct sow · fall crops resist bolting better than spring ones

Herbs

6 in season

Start indoors · loves heat, don't rush it outside before frost

Direct sow · prefers cool shade, bolts quickly once hot

Direct sow · bolts fast in heat, sow small batches often

Direct sow · taproot resents transplanting, sow direct

Direct sow · cut flower heads early or it self-seeds everywhere

Fruit · nothing to sow this month