Sowing San Antonio: August

Malabar Spinach Climbing an Aloe

What vegetables can I plant in my Texas garden in August? So it is mid August and you want to plant? You love the heat and want to spend more time outside? Ok, sure. Why not? Get your vitamin D on.

You can plant lima beans, cucumbers, warm season greens, and potatoes. If you have any pepper transplants- now is the last chance to pop them in for the season.

The hardest part about gardening in August is the heat, kids being out of school, keeping the plants watered. It is especially important to keep your seedlings watered because this super hot heat will kill a tender baby plant with a quickness. I planted pumpkins at my daughter's school back in June and I was able to slack off and not water as often as I should most of the summer. August rolls around and bam- kills off some of my baby pumpkins. C'est la vie! If I can just keep the rest alive until next week when school starts up again, we will be in business come Halloween.

Really I suggest you ditch the warm season green (I mean let's get real, if you cared about WSG you could have planted them months ago) and work on designing your fall garden. September is right around the corner. ! ! Hooray! ! I will give you an early Sowing Fall Gardens Post soon so you can gather your seeds and garden dreams.