What to Plant in August, Canberra & ACT

70 crops you can sow in August across Canberra & ACT.

In Season This Month

Fruit (28)

Almond Apple Apricot Blackberry Blackcurrant Blueberry Boysenberry Cherry Feijoa Fig Gooseberry Grape Hazelnut Jujube Kiwifruit Medlar Mulberry Native Raspberry Nectarine Olive Peach Pear Persimmon Plum Quince Redcurrant Sweet Chestnut Walnut

Herb (10)

Chamomile Chives Dill Hops Mint Mountain Pepper Oregano Rosemary Sage Thyme

Leafy (9)

Fennel Good King Henry Kale Lettuce Rocket Silverbeet Sorrel Spinach Watercress

Flower (7)

Alyssum Borage Calendula Comfrey Culinary Rose Lavender Yarrow

Fruiting (6)

Asparagus Broad Beans Globe Artichoke Peas Rhubarb Snow Peas

Micro (4)

Broccoli Sprouts Pea Shoots Radish Sprouts Sunflower Microgreens

Root (3)

Horseradish Onion Spring Onion

Mushroom (2)

Oyster Mushroom Shiitake

Brassica (1)

Collards

All August Crops at a Glance

Plant	Category	Harvest	Spacing	Companions
Almond	Fruit	1460d	600cm	n/a
Alyssum	Flower	55d	20cm	Lettuce, Brassicas, Beans
Apple	Fruit	1460d	400cm	Nasturtium, Chives, Garlic
Apricot	Fruit	1095d	400cm	Nasturtium, Garlic, Chives
Asparagus	Fruiting	730d	40cm	Tomato, Parsley, Basil
Blackberry	Fruit	365d	150cm	Tansy, Borage, Marigold
Blackcurrant	Fruit	730d	150cm	n/a
Blueberry	Fruit	730d	120cm	Strawberry, Azalea, Rhododendron
Borage	Flower	60d	40cm	Strawberry, Tomato, Cucumber
Boysenberry	Fruit	365d	150cm	Tansy, Marigold, Garlic
Broad Beans	Fruiting	90d	20cm	Potato, Corn, Lettuce
Broccoli Sprouts	Micro	7d	1cm	n/a
Calendula	Flower	60d	25cm	Tomato, Brassicas, Beans
Chamomile	Herb	60d	20cm	Brassicas, Onion, Lettuce
Cherry	Fruit	1825d	500cm	Nasturtium, Garlic, Chives
Chives	Herb	75d	15cm	Carrot, Tomato
Collards	Brassica	75d	45cm	Beetroot, Onion, Dill
Comfrey	Flower	60d	60cm	Tomato, Potato, Fruit trees
Culinary Rose	Flower	365d	100cm	Lavender, Garlic, Chives
Dill	Herb	60d	25cm	Cabbage, Onion, Corn
Feijoa	Fruit	730d	300cm	Fruit trees, Comfrey
Fennel	Leafy	80d	30cm	n/a
Fig	Fruit	365d	400cm	n/a
Globe Artichoke	Fruiting	365d	100cm	Sunflower, Tarragon, Peas
Good King Henry	Leafy	90d	40cm	Fruit trees
Gooseberry	Fruit	730d	150cm	n/a
Grape	Fruit	730d	200cm	Hyssop, Basil, Clover
Hazelnut	Fruit	1095d	400cm	n/a
Hops	Herb	120d	90cm	Comfrey, Chives
Horseradish	Root	300d	40cm	Potato, Apple, Rhubarb
Jujube	Fruit	365d	500cm	n/a
Kale	Leafy	70d	40cm	Beetroot, Onion, Celery
Kiwifruit	Fruit	730d	400cm	Comfrey, Nasturtium, Marigold
Lavender	Flower	90d	60cm	Brassicas, Tomato, Rosemary
Lettuce	Leafy	55d	25cm	Carrot, Radish, Chives
Medlar	Fruit	730d	400cm	n/a
Mint	Herb	70d	30cm	Cabbage, Tomato
Mountain Pepper	Herb	730d	200cm	Native plants, Finger lime
Mulberry	Fruit	365d	500cm	n/a
Native Raspberry	Fruit	365d	100cm	Native plants
Nectarine	Fruit	730d	400cm	Nasturtium, Garlic, Chives
Olive	Fruit	1460d	500cm	Lavender, Rosemary, Thyme
Onion	Root	180d	10cm	Carrot, Beetroot, Lettuce
Oregano	Herb	90d	30cm	Capsicum, Tomato
Oyster Mushroom	Mushroom	21d	0cm	n/a
Pea Shoots	Micro	12d	1cm	n/a
Peach	Fruit	730d	400cm	Nasturtium, Garlic, Chives
Pear	Fruit	1460d	400cm	Nasturtium, Chives, Garlic
Peas	Fruiting	75d	10cm	Carrot, Radish, Corn
Persimmon	Fruit	1095d	500cm	Fruit trees
Plum	Fruit	1095d	400cm	Nasturtium, Garlic, Chives
Quince	Fruit	1825d	400cm	Fruit trees
Radish Sprouts	Micro	8d	1cm	n/a
Redcurrant	Fruit	730d	150cm	n/a
Rhubarb	Fruiting	365d	90cm	Strawberry, Beans, Brassicas
Rocket	Leafy	40d	15cm	Lettuce, Carrot
Rosemary	Herb	180d	60cm	Sage, Carrot
Sage	Herb	75d	50cm	Rosemary, Brassicas, Carrot
Shiitake	Mushroom	60d	0cm	n/a
Silverbeet	Leafy	60d	30cm	Beans, Onion, Lettuce
Snow Peas	Fruiting	60d	10cm	Carrot, Radish, Corn
Sorrel	Leafy	60d	30cm	Strawberry, Lettuce
Spinach	Leafy	55d	20cm	Strawberry, Pea
Spring Onion	Root	60d	10cm	Carrot, Lettuce, Tomato
Sunflower Microgreens	Micro	10d	1cm	n/a
Sweet Chestnut	Fruit	730d	1000cm	n/a
Thyme	Herb	120d	30cm	Cabbage, Strawberry
Walnut	Fruit	1460d	1000cm	n/a
Watercress	Leafy	40d	15cm	Mint, Lettuce
Yarrow	Flower	90d	40cm	Brassicas, Tomato, Herbs

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