August Garden: Planting Guide, Zone 10

Our harvest of plums, tomatoes, and beans is coming all at once, which means there is lots to share. 

We enjoy our harvest year round by making sauces in bulk to freeze and preserve. This is a good month to throw a harvest party, invite loved ones over to help you pick and enjoy your harvest. Make sure to share the love and make the most of this year’s harvest by preserving it. Get creative with your bounty of plums, tomatoes, corn, beans and tomatillos.

AUGUST TO DO LIST

• Preserve apricots, peaches and plums.
• Clear fallen fruit and plant matter.
• Spray water over plants to wash aphids off.
• Prep harvest: wash, cut, cure and store.
• Read USDA Complete Guide to Home Canning to ensure safe canning and food preservation.

AUGUST HARVEST / IN SEASON NOW

• Beans
• Bell pepper 
• Blueberries
• Carrots
• Chamomile
• Chrysanthemum 
• Corn
• Crookneck Squash
• Cucumbers
• Echinacea
• Figs
• Garlic
• Grapes
• Jalapeños 
• Lavender
• Olives
• Onions
• Oregano
• Plums
• Rainbow Swiss Chard
• Rosemary
• Roses
• Strawberries
• Tomatoes
• Tomatillos
• Zucchini 

SEEDS TO START IN AUGUST, ZONE 10

Find your Zone by entering your zip code at the USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map here. Renee's Garden Seeds are my favorite.

• Beets
• Broccoli
• Brussels Sprouts
• Cabbage
• Carrots
• Cauliflower 
• Celery
• Collards
• Kale
• Lettuce
• Mustard
• Peas
• Radish
• Spinach
• Spinach
• Swiss Chard

Happy gardening,

Laura

AUGUST MUST-HAVES

Here are our favorites for this busy month.

• Tiered Market Basket, Mikasa - Great place to store harvest and other kitchen gadgets.
• Ball Preserving Starter Kit - Make your first batch of fruit jam.
• Food Mill, Cuisinart - For making tomato sauce, apple sauce, jellies and mashed potatoes.
• Ball Storage Lids for Regular Mouth Jars and Wide Mouth Jars - So happy I found these!