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Homes & Gardens
Drew Swainston

Vegetables to Sow in August – 7 Easy Crops to Plant Now for a Fall Harvest

A raised bed holds lots of fall vegetables and salad leaves, including mizuna, mustards, bok choy, and chard.

Midsummer is a time when rich bounties are coming from the vegetable garden. August is also a perfect time to sow vegetables that will provide glorious harvests through fall and potentially into winter. Here we look at some fantastic vegetables to sow in August.

Crops like lettuce, carrots, turnips, arugula, kohlrabi, and oriental leaves germinate and grow quickly in the late-summer sunshine. They can easily fill empty spaces left by crops you have already picked and keep your plot productive late into the year.

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