What to Plant in August, Melbourne & Victoria

97 crops you can sow in August across Melbourne & Victoria.

In Season This Month

Fruit (30)

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

Leafy (17)

Bok Choy Chicory Endive Fennel Good King Henry Kale Komatsuna Lettuce Mibuna Mizuna Radicchio Rocket Silverbeet Sorrel Spinach Tatsoi Watercress

Herb (14)

Chamomile Chives Coriander Dill Hops Lemon Balm Mint Mountain Pepper Oregano Parsley Rosemary Sage Sea Celery Thyme

Root (11)

Beetroot Carrot Daikon Horseradish Jerusalem Artichoke Onion Parsnip Potato Radish Spring Onion Turnip

Flower (9)

Alyssum Borage Calendula Comfrey Culinary Rose Lavender Native Violet Snapdragon Yarrow

Fruiting (6)

Asparagus Broad Beans Globe Artichoke Peas Rhubarb Snow Peas

Micro (4)

Broccoli Sprouts Pea Shoots Radish Sprouts Sunflower Microgreens

Brassica (4)

Collards Gai Lan Leek Mustard Greens

Mushroom (2)

Oyster Mushroom Shiitake

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
Beetroot	Root	65d	10cm	Lettuce, Onion, Brassicas
Blackberry	Fruit	365d	150cm	Tansy, Borage, Marigold
Blackcurrant	Fruit	730d	150cm	n/a
Blueberry	Fruit	730d	120cm	Strawberry, Azalea, Rhododendron
Bok Choy	Leafy	50d	20cm	Beetroot, Celery
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
Carrot	Root	85d	5cm	Lettuce, Onion, Leek
Chamomile	Herb	60d	20cm	Brassicas, Onion, Lettuce
Cherry	Fruit	1825d	500cm	Nasturtium, Garlic, Chives
Chicory	Leafy	90d	30cm	Carrot, Beans
Chives	Herb	75d	15cm	Carrot, Tomato
Collards	Brassica	75d	45cm	Beetroot, Onion, Dill
Comfrey	Flower	60d	60cm	Tomato, Potato, Fruit trees
Coriander	Herb	50d	15cm	Spinach, Dill
Culinary Rose	Flower	365d	100cm	Lavender, Garlic, Chives
Daikon	Root	60d	20cm	Carrot, Lettuce
Dill	Herb	60d	25cm	Cabbage, Onion, Corn
Endive	Leafy	45d	25cm	Lettuce, Radish, Carrot
Feijoa	Fruit	730d	300cm	Fruit trees, Comfrey
Fennel	Leafy	80d	30cm	n/a
Fig	Fruit	365d	400cm	n/a
Gai Lan	Brassica	55d	25cm	Beetroot, Onion, Dill
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
Jerusalem Artichoke	Root	150d	40cm	Corn, Beans, Sunflower
Jujube	Fruit	365d	500cm	n/a
Kale	Leafy	70d	40cm	Beetroot, Onion, Celery
Kiwifruit	Fruit	730d	400cm	Comfrey, Nasturtium, Marigold
Komatsuna	Leafy	35d	20cm	Lettuce, Beans
Lavender	Flower	90d	60cm	Brassicas, Tomato, Rosemary
Leek	Brassica	120d	15cm	Carrot, Celery
Lemon Balm	Herb	60d	30cm	Tomato, Brassicas, Fruit trees
Lettuce	Leafy	55d	25cm	Carrot, Radish, Chives
Medlar	Fruit	730d	400cm	n/a
Mibuna	Leafy	35d	15cm	Lettuce, Radish
Mint	Herb	70d	30cm	Cabbage, Tomato
Mizuna	Leafy	40d	20cm	Carrot, Lettuce
Mountain Pepper	Herb	730d	200cm	Native plants, Finger lime
Mulberry	Fruit	365d	500cm	n/a
Mustard Greens	Brassica	40d	25cm	Beetroot, Carrot
Native Raspberry	Fruit	365d	100cm	Native plants
Native Violet	Flower	90d	20cm	Native plants, Ferns
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
Parsley	Herb	80d	20cm	Tomato, Carrot
Parsnip	Root	120d	10cm	Rosemary, Beans
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
Pecan	Fruit	1825d	1000cm	n/a
Persimmon	Fruit	1095d	500cm	Fruit trees
Plum	Fruit	1095d	400cm	Nasturtium, Garlic, Chives
Pomegranate	Fruit	365d	300cm	Lavender, Rosemary
Potato	Root	90d	30cm	Beans, Nasturtium, Marigold
Quince	Fruit	1825d	400cm	Fruit trees
Radicchio	Leafy	80d	30cm	Beans, Carrot, Lettuce
Radish	Root	30d	5cm	Lettuce, Carrot
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
Sea Celery	Herb	90d	30cm	Pigface, Samphire
Shiitake	Mushroom	60d	0cm	n/a
Silverbeet	Leafy	60d	30cm	Beans, Onion, Lettuce
Snapdragon	Flower	70d	25cm	Marigold, Alyssum, Calendula
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
Tatsoi	Leafy	45d	20cm	Carrot, Onion
Thyme	Herb	120d	30cm	Cabbage, Strawberry
Turnip	Root	55d	15cm	Peas, Lettuce, Onion
Walnut	Fruit	1460d	1000cm	n/a
Watercress	Leafy	40d	15cm	Mint, Lettuce
Yarrow	Flower	90d	40cm	Brassicas, Tomato, Herbs

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