Wind River GreensGrowing Guide

What to Plant in August in New Hampshire

Your complete August planting guide for New Hampshire (USDA Zone 5). Last frost: April 30. First frost: October 5. Growing season: 155 days.

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Microgreens(36)

Cilantro Microgreens

10-14 days · Moderate

Arugula Microgreens

10-15 days · Easy

Fenugreek Microgreens

7-14 days · Easy to moderate

Wheatgrass Microgreens

7-10 days · Very easy

Alfalfa Microgreens

6-10 days · Easy

Clover Microgreens

8-12 days · Easy to Moderate

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Tomatoes(85)

Black Krim

80-90 days · Moderate

Jet Star

72-78 days · Easy

Pineapple

85-95 days · Moderate

Cherry Belle

65-70 days · Easy

Tumbling Tom

65-70 days · Easy

Big Beef

70 days · Moderate

Peppers(60)

Hot Pepper 'Fresno'

75-85 days · Easy

Jalapeño 'NuMex Piñata'

70-80 days · Easy

Serrano 'Tampiqueno'

75-85 days · Easy

Bell Pepper 'Red Knight'

75-80 days · Easy

Shishito 'Japanese Shishito'

60-70 days · Easy

Purple Beauty Bell Pepper

70-75 days · Easy

Lettuce & Salad Greens(52)

Tom Thumb

45-55 days · Easy

Summertime

70-80 days · Moderate

Salanova Green Crispy

55-65 days · Easy to Moderate

Romaine Cos

70-85 days · Moderate

Cimmaron Romaine

55-65 days · Easy to Moderate

Deer Tongue

45-55 days · Easy

Brassicas(49)

Kale 'Winterbor F1'

60-65 days · Easy

Purple Vienna Kohlrabi

60-70 days · Easy

Arugula 'Rocket'

20-40 days · Very Easy

Easter Egg Radish

30 days · Very easy

Ruby Perfection Cabbage

85 days · Moderate

Red Russian Kale

50-65 days · Easy

Beans & Legumes(46)

Provider Bush

50-57 days · Very Easy

Henderson Lima Bush

65-75 days · Easy

Provider Green Bush Bean

50-57 days · Very Easy

Purple Podded Pole Bean

60-65 days · Easy to Moderate

Jade Bush Bean

55-60 days · Easy

Contender Bush Bean

50-55 days · Easy

Root Vegetables(43)

German Giant Radish

45-60 days · Easy

Thumbelina Carrot

65-70 days · Easy

Red Ace Beet

50 days · Easy

Purple Daikon Radish

55-65 days · Easy

Purple Plum Radish

25-30 days · Easy

Early Wonder Tall Top Beet

48-55 days · Easy

Herbs(42)

Curly Parsley

70-90 days · Easy

Petroselinum crispum 'Forest Green'

70-85 days · Easy

Gourmet Gold Dill

40-50 days · Easy

English Lavender

90-120 days · Easy

Common Thyme

90-95 days · Easy

German Thyme

90-95 days · Easy

Microgreens(36)

Cilantro Microgreens

10-14 days · Moderate

Arugula Microgreens

10-15 days · Easy

Fenugreek Microgreens

7-14 days · Easy to moderate

Wheatgrass Microgreens

7-10 days · Very easy

Alfalfa Microgreens

6-10 days · Easy

Clover Microgreens

8-12 days · Easy to Moderate

Peas(35)

Purple Top

37 days · Moderate

Purple Podded

65-70 days · Easy to Moderate

Laxton's Progress No. 1

60-65 days · Easy

Lincoln

65-70 days · Easy

Kelvedon Wonder

60-65 days · Easy

Mr. Big

60-65 days · Easy

Alliums(34)

Rossa di Milano

95-105 days · Easy to moderate

French Gray Shallot

90-120 days · Easy to moderate

Yellow Sweet Spanish Onion

110-120 days · Easy

Garlic Chives

80-90 days · Easy

Elephant Garlic

240-270 days · Easy

Music Hardneck Garlic

240-270 days · Easy

Cucumbers(30)

Mexican Sour Gherkin

67 days · Easy

Homemade Pickles

52-55 days · Easy

Kirby Cucumber

55-60 days · Easy

Crystal Apple Cucumber

65-75 days · Easy

Japanese Climbing

58-65 days · Moderate

National Pickling

52-58 days · Easy

Eggplants(29)

Violette di Firenze

80-90 days · Moderate to Challenging

Calliope

64 days · Easy to Moderate

White Egg

70-80 days · Easy to Moderate

Purple Top

37 days · Easy to Moderate

Beatrice F1

65-75 days · Easy to Moderate

Diamond F1

70-80 days · Easy to Moderate

Berries & Fruits(25)

Patriot Blueberry

Easy

Bluecrop Blueberry

Easy to moderate

Northland Blueberry

Easy to moderate

Duke Blueberry

1095-1460 days · Moderate

Blueray Blueberry

60-70 days · Moderate

Emerald Blueberry

60-90 days · Easy to Moderate

Fruit Trees(25)

Early Harvest Apple

100-110 days · Easy to Moderate

Montmorency Sour Cherry

75-80 days · Easy to moderate

Santa Rosa Plum

100-120 days · Moderate

Bing Cherry

100-120 days · Moderate to Difficult

Anna Apple

90-100 days · Easy to Moderate

Dwarf Red Delicious Apple

Moderate

Squash & Cucumbers(23)

Yellow Crookneck Summer Squash

50-65 days · Easy

Yellow Straightneck Zucchini

48-55 days · Easy

Benning's Green Tint Pattypan

50-60 days · Easy

Pattypan Squash (Sunburst)

50-60 days · Easy

Yellow Scallop Pattypan

50-55 days · Easy

Tromboncino Squash

60 days · Moderate

Nut Trees(10)

Chestnut (Bouche de Betizac)

120-150 days · Moderate

Hazel (American)

120-150 days · Easy

Hazelnut (Lewis)

120-150 days · Moderate

Hazelnut (Theta)

120-150 days · Easy to moderate

Chandler Walnut

140-160 days · Moderate

Chestnut (Colossal)

120-150 days · Moderate

Melons(7)

Minnesota Midget Cantaloupe

70-75 days · Easy

Jenny Lind Melon

70-80 days · Easy

Cantaloupe Minnesota Midget

60-70 days · Easy

Hearts of Gold Cantaloupe

70-80 days · Easy

Blacktail Mountain Watermelon

70-75 days · Easy

Charentais Cantaloupe

75 days · Challenging

Corn(3)

Ashworth

60-70 days · Easy

Avalon

75-78 days · Moderate

Early Sunglow

62-65 days · Easy

Tropical Plants(2)

Black Pearl Ornamental Pepper

70-80 days · Easy

Fish Pepper

70-80 days · Easy to moderate

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