Herbs and veggies to plant this month.
START SEEDS OUTDOORS
Arugula*
Beans, Fava (Broad Beans) (by Sept 14)*
Beets
Bok Choy (by Sept 25)*
Carrots
Celery (by Sept 4)
Chives** (see note)
Collards
Dill (by Sept 18)*, ****
Kale (by Sept 29)*, ***
Kohlrabi (by Sept 10)
Onion** (see note)
Leeks** (see note)
Lettuce, Leaf
Mustard
Oregano (Sept 4)*
Parsley
Peas (by Sept 9)*
Parsnips (by Aug 12)*
Rosemary (by Sept 18)*
Shallots (sets)**
Squash, summer (by Sept 10)
Swiss Chard (by Oct 1)
Turnips
PLANT INDOORS TO TRANSPLANT
Kale***
Flowering Cabbage***
TRANSPLANT
Broccoli (by Sept 20)
Cauliflower (by Sept 20)
Brussels Sprouts (by Sept 20)
Cabbage (by Sept 20)
MORE PLANTING TIPS
- This is the month to transplant iris and calla lily. There's a great video on how to divide and transplant iris here. (But if they don't absolutely need dividing, possibly wait until next year.)
- Providing some shade for your plants may help with September heat. Dorris at FlipFlopGardener suggests plant umbrellas (and gives some nifty instructions on how to set them up. I've used plastic flowers to shade my read seedlings until they were strong enough to grow without shade, and it worked well.
SOURCES
Most of the info for this month's planting guide came from the Aggie Fall Direct Seeding Guides. Some info also came from from the the 2023 Farmer's Almanac planting guide for Waco which are marked with an *, and Month to Month Gardening in Texas, which are marked with ** (and has a note below). I've been told the Farmer's Almanac is not as accurate as the Aggie Guide, but will include info from it only for veggies not listed in the Aggie Guide. I will also use it for dates for planting indoors to transplant if it seems to be within a reasonable period from the Aggie transplanting guidance, since their guide doesn't cover this.
**Month to Month Gardening in Texas says that the last date to plant onion, leeks, and shallots is Oct 1. The Aggie says in our zone we have til November 1. I've planted onions and chives, both seeds and onion sets, all through the fall in Waco, and had them survive all through the winter.
*** The Aggie Fall Direct Seeding Guides says that Kale should only be transplanted, but the Farmer's Almanac planting guide for Waco listed a last planting date for seeds. Proceed with caution if you decide to plant these from seeds. I estimated the time to plant indoors to transplant as that was not included in either guide.
**** I have successfully planted dill in the fall, but I can't remember when I planted, so I'm going with the Farmer's Almanac "last planting date" here, even though it conflicts with their other planting dates. The Aggie guide doesn't mention dill.
**Month to Month Gardening in Texas says that the last date to plant onion, leeks, and shallots is Oct 1. The Aggie says in our zone we have til November 1. I've planted onions and chives, both seeds and onion sets, all through the fall in Waco, and had them survive all through the winter.
*** The Aggie Fall Direct Seeding Guides says that Kale should only be transplanted, but the Farmer's Almanac planting guide for Waco listed a last planting date for seeds. Proceed with caution if you decide to plant these from seeds. I estimated the time to plant indoors to transplant as that was not included in either guide.
**** I have successfully planted dill in the fall, but I can't remember when I planted, so I'm going with the Farmer's Almanac "last planting date" here, even though it conflicts with their other planting dates. The Aggie guide doesn't mention dill.
