Diane Gruber/ Wellness educator.

08/14/2026

08/10/2026

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08/10/2026

August planting is really a race against the first frost, so I don’t plant everything at once 🌱 A few timing tricks I use:
🥕 Early August: carrots and beets need more time, so I try to get them going sooner
🥦 Broccoli, cabbage, and kale transplants also benefit from an earlier start where fall arrives quickly
🥬 Later August: radishes, spinach, leaf lettuce, and arugula are faster and often appreciate the cooler weather ahead
🌱 Turnips and quick-maturing kohlrabi can also work well as temperatures begin dropping
☀️ During hot August weather, I keep seedbeds consistently moist and sometimes give newly seeded greens a little afternoon protection
📅 The important part is counting backward from your average first frost and checking the days-to-maturity on the seed packet
The exact dates change by region, but separating the slower crops from the quick ones makes fall planting much easier.