In season in July, zone 8

117 food plants hardy in zone 8 can be harvesting in July. 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 (13)

Apricot · zones 5–8
Black mulberry · zones 6–9
Chañar · zones 8–10
Cherry plum (myrobalan) · zones 4–9
Fig · zones 7–11
Guabiyú · zones 8–10
Low-chill apple ('Anna', 'Dorsett Golden') · zones 8–10
Mulberry · zones 5–10
Nectarine · zones 5–8
Peach · zones 5–8
Plum · zones 4–9
Sweet cherry · zones 5–8
Yamamomo (red bayberry) · zones 8–10

Berries and small fruit (12)

Blackberry · zones 5–9
Goji · zones 5–9
Golden currant (clove currant) · zones 2–8
Goumi · zones 4–9
Himalayan barberry (chutro) · zones 6–9
Jostaberry · zones 3–8
Magellan currant (parrilla) · zones 6–8
Makomako (wineberry) · zones 8–10
Rabbiteye blueberry · zones 7–9
Raspberry · zones 3–8
Strawberry · zones 3–10
Woodland strawberry · zones 3–8

Perennial vegetables, greens and herbs (24)

Caper · zones 8–11
Caraway · zones 3–8
Chives · zones 3–9
Cretan dittany (diktamo) · zones 7–10
Culinary sage · zones 5–9
French tarragon · zones 4–8
Garlic · zones 3–9
Hops · zones 3–8
Jimbu · zones 4–8
Kitchen herbs (thyme, sage, rosemary) · zones 5–10
Lemon balm · zones 4–9
Lemon verbena · zones 8–11
Mint · zones 3–9
Mitsuba (Japanese parsley) · zones 4–9
Myoga ginger · zones 7–10
Oregano · zones 4–9
Pericón (Mexican tarragon) · zones 8–11
Rock samphire · zones 7–11
Rosemary · zones 7–10
Tea · zones 7–9
Thyme · zones 5–9
Walking onion · zones 3–9
Warrigal greens · zones 8–11
Waterblommetjie (Cape pondweed) · zones 7–11

Annual vegetables, herbs and grains (51)

African spider plant · zones 6–12
Amaranth (grain and greens) · zones 2–11
Arugula · zones 2–11
Basil · zones 2–11
Beet · zones 2–11
Bitter gourd (karela) · zones 8–12
Blue fenugreek (utskho suneli) · zones 4–9
Bok choy · zones 2–11
Bottle gourd (lauki) · zones 6–12
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
Epazote (paico) · zones 6–11
Flax (linseed) · zones 3–10
German chamomile · zones 2–9
Golden chia (desert chia) · zones 7–10
Huauzontle · zones 3–11
Kale · zones 2–11
Komatsuna (Japanese mustard spinach) · zones 3–10
Lettuce · zones 2–11
Maca · zones 3–8
Molokhia (jute mallow) · zones 6–12
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
Ridge gourd (turai) · zones 8–12
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
Tomato · zones 2–11
Turnip · zones 2–11
Yardlong bean · zones 5–12
Zucchini (summer squash) · zones 2–11

Native and wild plants (15)

Anise hyssop · zones 3–8
Beach strawberry · zones 5–10
California blackberry · zones 6–10
Camas · zones 4–8
Cattail · zones 3–10
Chickasaw plum · zones 5–9
Honey mesquite · zones 6–9
Kurrajong · zones 8–11
Mountain mint · zones 3–8
Nodding onion · zones 3–9
Salmonberry · zones 5–9
Screwbean mesquite · zones 7–10
Texas persimmon · zones 7–10
Thimbleberry · zones 3–8
Wild bergamot · zones 3–9

Helper plants for soil, wildlife and biomass (2)

Borage · zones 3–10
Caucasian linden · zones 5–8

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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