What to Plant in September, Desert Southwest
Low desert, hot and dry · first-pass calendar, under local review
There are 88 crops you can plant in Desert Southwest in September. Tap any plant for its full calendar, varieties and growing notes.
Fruiting
🫑 Bell Pepper🥒 Bitter Melon🫘 Bush Beans🌶️ Chili Pepper🥒 Cucumber🫛 Edamame🍆 Eggplant🫘 Fava Beans🌿 Florence Fennel🥒 Luffa (Loofah)🫛 Peas🌽 Popcorn🌾 Quinoa🫛 Snow Peas🎃 Squash🟢 Tomatillo🍅 Tomato🥒 Zucchini
Leafy
🌿 Arugula🥬 Bok Choy🌿 Celery🌿 Chicory🥬 Collard Greens🥬 Endive & Escarole🌿 Fennel (Herb)🥬 Kale🥬 Komatsuna🥬 Lettuce🌿 Mibuna🥬 Radicchio🌿 Sorrel🌿 Spinach🥬 Swiss Chard🥬 Tatsoi🌿 Watercress
Brassica
🥦 Broccoli🥦 Broccolini🥬 Cabbage🥬 Cauliflower🥬 Gai Lan (Chinese Broccoli)🥬 Kohlrabi🥬 Mustard Greens🥬 Napa Cabbage
Root
🥬 Beet🥕 Carrot🥬 Celeriac🌿 Daikon🧅 Green Onion🥕 Hamburg Parsley🧅 Leek🥕 Parsnip🥔 Potato🌱 Radish🟡 Rutabaga🥕 Salsify🥕 Scorzonera🌿 Turnip
Herb
🌵 Aloe Vera🌿 Basil🌿 Bay Laurel🌼 Chamomile🌿 Lemon Balm🌿 Lemon Verbena🌾 Lemongrass🌿 Mint🌿 Shiso (Perilla)🌿 Stevia🌿 Summer Savory🌿 Tarragon🌿 Thai Basil
Flower
💙 Borage🌸 Cornflower🌸 Cosmos🌸 Dahlia🌺 Hibiscus🌼 Marigold🌸 Snapdragon🌻 Sunflower🤍 Sweet Alyssum🌸 Sweet Pea🌸 Viola & Pansy🌺 Zinnia
Micro
Mushroom
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