What to Plant in August, Sydney & Coastal NSW

112 crops you can sow in August across Sydney & Coastal NSW.

In Season This Month

Fruit (39)

Almond Apple Apricot Avocado Blackberry Blood Orange Blueberry Boysenberry Cape Gooseberry Cumquat Feijoa Fig Finger Lime Grape Grapefruit Tree Jujube Kiwifruit Lemon Tree Lime Tree Macadamia Mandarin Medlar Mulberry Native Raspberry Nectarine Olive Orange Tree Peach Pear Pecan Persimmon Plum Pomegranate Quandong Quince Riberry Sweet Chestnut Tangelo Walnut

Herb (16)

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

Leafy (14)

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

Root (12)

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

Fruiting (11)

Asparagus Broad Beans Capsicum Chilli Eggplant Globe Artichoke Peas Rhubarb Snow Peas Tomatillo Tomato

Flower (9)

Alyssum Borage Calendula Comfrey Culinary Rose Lavender Native Violet Snapdragon Yarrow

Brassica (5)

Broccolini Collards Gai Lan Leek Mustard Greens

Micro (4)

Broccoli Sprouts Pea Shoots Radish Sprouts Sunflower Microgreens

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
Avocado	Fruit	1095d	700cm	n/a
Beetroot	Root	65d	10cm	Lettuce, Onion, Brassicas
Blackberry	Fruit	365d	150cm	Tansy, Borage, Marigold
Blood Orange	Fruit	730d	400cm	Comfrey
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
Broccolini	Brassica	70d	30cm	Beetroot, Onion, Celery
Calendula	Flower	60d	25cm	Tomato, Brassicas, Beans
Cape Gooseberry	Fruit	90d	60cm	Tomato, Basil
Capsicum	Fruiting	100d	45cm	Basil, Tomato, Carrot
Carrot	Root	85d	5cm	Lettuce, Onion, Leek
Chamomile	Herb	60d	20cm	Brassicas, Onion, Lettuce
Chilli	Fruiting	90d	45cm	Basil, Tomato, Carrot
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
Cumquat	Fruit	730d	200cm	Comfrey
Daikon	Root	60d	20cm	Carrot, Lettuce
Dill	Herb	60d	25cm	Cabbage, Onion, Corn
Eggplant	Fruiting	100d	60cm	Beans, Marigold, Thyme
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
Finger Lime	Fruit	730d	300cm	n/a
Gai Lan	Brassica	55d	25cm	Beetroot, Onion, Dill
Ginger	Root	270d	25cm	Turmeric
Globe Artichoke	Fruiting	365d	100cm	Sunflower, Tarragon, Peas
Good King Henry	Leafy	90d	40cm	Fruit trees
Grape	Fruit	730d	200cm	Hyssop, Basil, Clover
Grapefruit Tree	Fruit	730d	500cm	Comfrey
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
Lemon Tree	Fruit	730d	300cm	Comfrey
Lettuce	Leafy	55d	25cm	Carrot, Radish, Chives
Lime Tree	Fruit	730d	300cm	Comfrey
Macadamia	Fruit	1095d	700cm	n/a
Mandarin	Fruit	730d	400cm	Nasturtium, Marigold
Marjoram	Herb	75d	25cm	Capsicum, Tomato, Beans
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
Orange Tree	Fruit	730d	400cm	Comfrey
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
Quandong	Fruit	1460d	500cm	Native plants, Host tree (semi-parasitic)
Quince	Fruit	1825d	400cm	Fruit trees
Radish	Root	30d	5cm	Lettuce, Carrot
Radish Sprouts	Micro	8d	1cm	n/a
Rhubarb	Fruiting	365d	90cm	Strawberry, Beans, Brassicas
Riberry	Fruit	730d	400cm	Native plants, Finger lime, Lemon myrtle
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
Spring Onion	Root	60d	10cm	Carrot, Lettuce, Tomato
Sunflower Microgreens	Micro	10d	1cm	n/a
Sweet Chestnut	Fruit	730d	1000cm	n/a
Tangelo	Fruit	730d	400cm	Comfrey
Tarragon	Herb	75d	40cm	Most vegetables
Tatsoi	Leafy	45d	20cm	Carrot, Onion
Thyme	Herb	120d	30cm	Cabbage, Strawberry
Tomatillo	Fruiting	85d	60cm	Basil, Marigold, Coriander
Tomato	Fruiting	85d	60cm	Basil, Carrot, Marigold
Turmeric	Root	270d	30cm	Ginger
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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