What is useful to sow in August right now and have time to harvest. I stir up a box of seeds (I advise you not to waste time)

Fiery fireworks, comrades summer residents!

Want to make the most of your garden season? Do not hesitate to sow crops of quick ripening in August - do not deprive yourself of a pleasant additional harvest. We have already freed up the land after garlic, onions, herbs - let's fill in the gaps with benefit!

After reading the article to the end, you will find out what you can sow in August and why you need to do it. All the heroes of today's publication are plants with a short growing season (the period that runs from germination to ripeness). Take the earliest varieties - and then you will definitely be on time.

Moreover. Reduced daylight hours, lower day and night temperatures at the end of summer only benefit my August favorites.. These are their natural features. So, as they say, God himself commanded!

Let's start with the fun: why not grow daikon

Daikon - "Chinese or Japanese radish" with a white rhizome, more like a carrot. The plant is undeservedly not popular in Russian dachas, although it is useful and tasty in its own way.

Juicy and sweetish pulp is devoid of the bitterness inherent sometimes in traditional radish.

Daikon is an ideal culture for the shortened daylight hours of the Russian summer. The maturation period of early varieties is 40-50 days, so everyone will have time. Add to this frost resistance: a night rise in temperature to -5 ° C will not adversely affect the harvest in any way. Is it worth adding that this is an absolutely undemanding crop that grows on any average soil without top dressing?

Japan-Japan, but you shouldn't forget about the good old radish

Another classic short-day plant is the radish. It is traditionally sown in late spring, because later sowing results in arrowheads and a highly questionable harvest. And in August, conditions return to favorable for growing radishes. I advise everyone not to miss this opportunity "

For us, summer residents, the rapid maturation of culture plays into the hands. Some varieties are ready for harvesting (straight into salad) within 15-20 days after sowing. But even sowing mid-season and late varieties will make it possible to crunch a juicy root crop before frost.

As for me, I plant radishes at the end of summer 2 times. In early August and after the middle. This is how I harvest the vitamin crop as long as possible.

I am without salads - nowhere!

Another great crop that grows quickly and is optimal for sowing in August are salads. I love them very much: a salad (I apologize for the tautology) can be made, and it is good to use it as a side dish for meat, and just for serving dishes, greens are always luxurious.

And August is the time to sow salad in the vacated territory. So by the fall you will be left with fresh, your (which is important!) Greens. Ripens quickly. But I noticed that for the best taste and quantity of the harvest, it is better to water the garden regularly. Abundance of moisture equals juicy salad!

For lovers of fresh herbs and preparations

But my favorite, the sowing of which will always find a place in the August garden, is dill. It grows rapidly, participates in absolutely any dishes, and, importantly, summer-autumn preparations.

To make the dill rise faster, the seeds should be soaked in water for a day. This will leave essential oils that inhibit its germination.

What do you choose from this list? If the article was helpful, please put a "Thumbs up" answer! Thank you. I also recommend reading: When to harvest onions in August 2020 (lunar calendar). 2 dangerous days and as many as 15 favorable ones, we will meet!