Seasonal Crops: Fruit & Veg That Are Harvested in August in UK Gardens
August Seasonal Crops. It’s A Time Of Abundance In The UK Garden, With The Summer Harvest Reaching Its Peak. Many Of The Crops That Were Planted In Spring And Early Summer Are Now Ready To Be Picked And Enjoyed.
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Here is a list of some of the seasonal fruits and vegetables that can be grown and harvested in UK gardens in August. Read through and decide what you will sow for next August! Does your sowing calendar need adjusting!
August Seasonal Crops- Vegetables
Lettuce survive all winter in my unheated greenhouse
Beetroot: Harvest sowings that are now a good size.
Broad Beans: The main harvest for these will be finishing, but you can still pick the last pods before planting your next crop.
Broccoli: Both Calabrese and summer-sprouting varieties can be harvested now.
Carrots: Maincrop carrots sown earlier in the year will be ready.
Courgettes, Marrows & Summer Squash: These prolific plants will be at their peak, producing a continuous supply.
Cucumbers: Greenhouse and outdoor varieties will be ripening rapidly.
French Beans & Runner Beans: These will be producing a bumper crop.
Garlic: Most of the garlic sown last autumn will be ready to lift and dry. Many people have already harvested but later crop like these do very well.
Lettuce & Salad Leaves: Continue to pick leaves and sow successional crops for a continuous supply.
Onions: Onions planted earlier in the year should have their leaves turning yellow and falling over, indicating they are ready to be lifted and dried.
Peas & Mangetout: The last of the summer peas can be picked. But autumn peas are still possible if they were sown at the correct time.
Peppers & Chillies: These heat-loving crops will be ripening, especially in a greenhouse or a sheltered, sunny spot. Don’t forget they can be harvested green if you wish.
Potatoes: Maincrop varieties are ready for harvesting from late August onwards. Don’t be in a rush though. If the tops are still green they are still growing.
Sweetcorn: Look for the tassels on the cobs turning dark brown to know when they are ready.
Tomatoes: A key summer crop, with both greenhouse and outdoor varieties ripening beautifully.
Turnips: Young turnips can be harvested now.
August Seasonal Crops- Fruit
Figs can be grown in the UK and taste wonderful
Apples: Early varieties, such as ‘Discovery’, will be ready for picking towards the end of the month.
Blackberries: Wild and cultivated blackberries will be beginning to ripen.
Blackcurrants & Redcurrants: The last of the summer currants will be ready to harvest.
Blueberries: A fantastic crop from a pot or a dedicated patch.
Damsons & Plums: These stone fruits are a highlight of the late summer garden.
Fig: We love these roasted when stuffed with cheese and wrapped with Parma ham
Greengages: These sweet, delicious plums will be ripe for picking.
Loganberries: A great hybrid berry that will be finishing its season.
Raspberries: Summer-fruiting varieties will be finishing, while autumn-fruiting varieties are just starting to produce.
Rhubarb: You can still harvest rhubarb stalks, but it’s best to stop towards the end of the month to let the plant rest.
Sloes: For gin!
Strawberries: The final flush of summer strawberries will be available, with some autumn-fruiting varieties beginning to produce.
