In season in August, zone 4

113 food plants hardy in zone 4 can be harvesting in August. These are typical Northern Hemisphere months: warmer gardens run a few weeks early, cooler ones late, and in the Southern Hemisphere shift everything by six months.

Fruit trees (9)

Apple · zones 3–8
Cherry plum (myrobalan) · zones 4–9
Cornelian cherry · zones 4–8
European pear · zones 4–8
Manchurian apricot · zones 3–7
Plum · zones 4–9
Siberian apricot · zones 2–7
Siberian crabapple · zones 2–7
Wild apple of Kazakhstan · zones 3–7

Berries and small fruit (15)

Arctic bramble · zones 1–5
Aronia · zones 3–8
Bilberry · zones 3–7
Bog bilberry · zones 1–5
Cloudberry · zones 1–4
Elderberry · zones 3–9
European elder · zones 4–8
Golden currant (clove currant) · zones 2–8
Highbush blueberry · zones 4–7
Lingonberry · zones 2–7
Raspberry · zones 3–8
Sea buckthorn · zones 3–7
Steppe cherry (Mongolian cherry) · zones 2–7
Strawberry · zones 3–10
Woodland strawberry · zones 3–8

Nut trees (2)

Hazelnut · zones 4–8
Yellowhorn · zones 4–8

Vines (1)

Cold-hardy grape · zones 4–8

Perennial vegetables, greens and herbs (10)

Caraway · zones 3–8
Chives · zones 3–9
French tarragon · zones 4–8
Hops · zones 3–8
Jimbu · zones 4–8
Lemon balm · zones 4–9
Mint · zones 3–9
Mitsuba (Japanese parsley) · zones 4–9
Oregano · zones 4–9
Walking onion · zones 3–9

Annual vegetables, herbs and grains (48)

Adzuki bean · zones 4–10
Amaranth (grain and greens) · zones 2–11
Arugula · zones 2–11
Basil · zones 2–11
Beet · zones 2–11
Blue fenugreek (utskho suneli) · zones 4–9
Bok choy · zones 2–11
Broccoli · zones 2–11
Bush bean · zones 2–11
Cabbage · zones 2–11
Calendula · zones 2–11
Carrot · zones 2–11
Cauliflower · zones 2–11
Cilantro · zones 2–11
Collard greens · zones 2–11
Cucumber · zones 2–11
Dill · zones 2–11
Eggplant · zones 2–11
German chamomile · zones 2–9
Hot pepper · zones 2–11
Huauzontle · zones 3–11
Kale · zones 2–11
Komatsuna (Japanese mustard spinach) · zones 3–10
Lettuce · zones 2–11
Maca · zones 3–8
Melon (cantaloupe) · zones 3–11
Mustard · zones 2–11
Nasturtium · zones 2–11
Oats · zones 2–10
Okra · zones 2–11
Onion · zones 2–11
Parsley · zones 2–11
Pole bean · zones 2–11
Potato · zones 2–11
Radish · zones 2–11
Rye · zones 3–9
Scarlet runner bean · zones 4–11
Soybean · zones 3–11
Summer savory (kondari) · zones 2–11
Sweet corn · zones 3–11
Sweet pepper · zones 2–11
Swiss chard · zones 2–11
Tartary buckwheat (phapar) · zones 2–9
Tomatillo · zones 2–11
Tomato · zones 2–11
Turnip · zones 2–11
Watermelon · zones 3–11
Zucchini (summer squash) · zones 2–11

Native and wild plants (27)

American hazelnut · zones 4–9
American plum · zones 3–8
Anise hyssop · zones 3–8
Beach plum · zones 3–7
Beaked hazelnut · zones 4–8
Black cherry · zones 3–9
Black huckleberry · zones 3–7
Cattail · zones 3–10
Chokecherry · zones 2–7
Common sunflower · zones 2–11
Crowberry · zones 1–6
Dwarf fireweed (paunnat, river beauty) · zones 1–6
Highbush cranberry (squashberry) · zones 2–6
Labrador tea · zones 1–5
Lowbush blueberry · zones 2–6
Mountain huckleberry · zones 4–8
Mountain mint · zones 3–8
Mountain sorrel (qunguliq) · zones 1–6
Nodding onion · zones 3–9
Rowan · zones 2–7
Silver buffaloberry · zones 2–7
Smooth sumac · zones 2–9
Staghorn sumac · zones 3–8
Thimbleberry · zones 3–8
Western sand cherry · zones 3–6
Wild bergamot · zones 3–9
Wild rice (manoomin) · zones 3–8

Helper plants for soil, wildlife and biomass (1)

Borage · zones 3–10

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General guidance, not professional advice. Conditions vary by yard and year; for local specifics ask your county extension office. Never eat a wild plant you cannot identify with certainty. Traditional uses are shared as history, not medical advice. © 2026 Sean Priest · Irie Orchard. Terms & credits · Privacy · Home