August Planting in NC
This weekend I started doing more preparations for fall planting. While I hate pulling plants that are still producing, I have to evaluate the quality of that produce and whether the spot would be better used for something else. Sometimes, it’s time to scrap the plant!
I’m two weeks late posting this information, and there’s only two days left for a couple of the crops, but I doubt that matters too much. Here’s a quick table of crops you can plant in August in the coastal and
piedmont regions of NC. We are zone 7b and our first frost
is Nov 1(ish), so add or subtract days to your timing based on your
frost date.)
Source: http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/hort/hil/pdf/hil-8001.pdf
| Vegetables | Suggested Planting | Suggested Cultivars | Days to Maturity |
| Cabbage (plants) | Aug 1–15 | Round Dutch, Early Jersey Wakefield, Red Express, Red Rookie, Sweetbase |
70–80 |
| Cabbage, Chinese | Aug 1–15 | Pak Choi, Mei Ching, Jade Pagoda, China Pride | 75-85 |
| Cauliflower | Aug 1–15 | Early Snowball “A”, Violet Queen, Snowcrown | 40–50 |
| Cucumbers | Aug 1–15 | Carolina, Calypso, Liberty (mtns.), County Fair ’83, Poinsett 76, Sweet Slice, County Fair ’83, Salad Bush, Fanfare |
40–50 |
| Kale | Aug. 15–Sept. 1 | Green Curled Scotch, Early Siberian, Vates, Dwarf Blue, Curled Scotch, Blue Knight |
40–50 |
| Kohlrabi | Aug. 1–Sept. 1 | White Vienna, Grand Duke Hybrid | 50–60 |
| Lettuce (leaf) | Aug. 1–Sept. 1 | Grand Rapids, Salad Bowl, Buttercrunch, Red Sails, Romulus | 40–50 |
| Lettuce (head) | Aug 15–31 | Great Lakes, Ithaca | 70–85 |
| Mustard | Aug. 15–Sept. 15 | Southern Giant Curled, Tendergreen, Savannah | 25–30 |
| Radishes | Aug. 15–Sept. 15 | Early Scarlet Globe, Cherry Belle, Snowbells, White Icicle | 25–30 |
| Radish, Diakon | Aug. 15–Sept. 15 | April Cross, H. N. Cross | 60-75 |
| Spinach | Aug 1–15 | April Cross, H. N. Cross | 50–60 |
| Turnips | Aug 1–31 | Purple Top White Globe, Just Right, Tokyo Cross Hybrid, White Egg, All Top |
55–60 |
One Comment
Ruth
I am jealous! My plants are so scraggly, but I think I would be looking failure in the face if I planted now… I probably need to give it another two weeks to a month!