In season in September, zone 8

193 food plants hardy in zone 8 can be harvesting in September. 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 (19)

Algarrobo blanco · zones 8–11
American persimmon · zones 4–9
Apple · zones 3–8
Arrayán (Chilean myrtle) · zones 8–10
Asian pear · zones 5–9
Caucasian pear · zones 4–8
Che (Chinese mulberry) · zones 6–9
Cornelian cherry · zones 4–8
Damson · zones 5–8
European pear · zones 4–8
Fig · zones 7–11
Jujube · zones 6–10
Kousa dogwood · zones 5–8
Lapsi (Nepali hog plum) · zones 8–11
Pawpaw · zones 5–8
Plum · zones 4–9
Pomegranate · zones 7–11
Prickly pear · zones 8–11
Quince · zones 5–9

Berries and small fruit (12)

Andean blueberry (mortiño) · zones 8–10
Aronia · zones 3–8
Caucasian whortleberry · zones 6–9
Chaura (prickly heath) · zones 6–9
Dog rose · zones 4–8
Elderberry · zones 3–9
European elder · zones 4–8
Goji · zones 5–9
Goldenberry (Cape gooseberry) · zones 8–11
Muntries · zones 8–10
Raspberry · zones 3–8
Strawberry · zones 3–10

Nut trees (13)

Almond · zones 7–9
Black walnut · zones 4–9
Chestnut · zones 4–8
Chilean wine palm · zones 8–10
Chilgoza pine · zones 6–9
English walnut · zones 5–9
Hazelnut · zones 4–8
Heartnut · zones 4–8
Himalayan hazel · zones 6–9
Japanese chestnut · zones 5–9
Pistachio · zones 7–10
Stone pine · zones 8–10
Yellowhorn · zones 4–8

Vines (6)

Cold-hardy grape · zones 4–8
Hardy kiwi · zones 4–8
Maypop · zones 6–10
Muscadine grape · zones 7–10
Table grape · zones 7–10
Wine grape · zones 6–9

Tropical and subtropical food plants (1)

Star anise · zones 8–10

Perennial vegetables, greens and herbs (27)

Chives · zones 3–9
Cretan dittany (diktamo) · zones 7–10
Culinary sage · zones 5–9
French tarragon · zones 4–8
Hops · zones 3–8
Japanese pepper (sansho) · zones 6–9
Jimbu · zones 4–8
Kitchen herbs (thyme, sage, rosemary) · zones 5–10
Lemon balm · zones 4–9
Lemon verbena · zones 8–11
Lotus (root and seeds) · zones 5–11
Mint · zones 3–9
Mitsuba (Japanese parsley) · zones 4–9
Mountain pepper (pepperberry) · zones 7–10
Myoga ginger · zones 7–10
Oregano · zones 4–9
Pericón (Mexican tarragon) · zones 8–11
Rock samphire · zones 7–11
Rosemary · zones 7–10
Sichuan pepper · zones 6–9
Sumac (Sicilian or tanner's sumac) · zones 8–10
Tea · zones 7–9
Thyme · zones 5–9
Timur (Nepal pepper) · zones 7–10
Walking onion · zones 3–9
Warrigal greens · zones 8–11
Waterblommetjie (Cape pondweed) · zones 7–11

Annual vegetables, herbs and grains (66)

Adzuki bean · zones 4–10
African spider plant · zones 6–12
Ajwain (carom) · zones 5–11
Amaranth (grain and greens) · zones 2–11
Arugula · zones 2–11
Bambara groundnut · zones 6–11
Basil · zones 2–11
Beet · zones 2–11
Bitter gourd (karela) · zones 8–12
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
Celeriac · zones 3–9
Cilantro · zones 2–11
Collard greens · zones 2–11
Dill · zones 2–11
Eggplant · zones 2–11
Egusi melon · zones 8–12
Epazote (paico) · zones 6–11
Finger millet (ragi) · zones 7–12
Flint and flour corn (maize) · zones 3–11
Hot pepper · zones 2–11
Huauzontle · zones 3–11
Kale · zones 2–11
Komatsuna (Japanese mustard spinach) · zones 3–10
Leek · zones 2–11
Lettuce · zones 2–11
Lima bean (butter bean) · zones 5–12
Melon (cantaloupe) · zones 3–11
Molokhia (jute mallow) · zones 6–12
Mung bean (moong) · zones 6–12
Napa cabbage · zones 4–9
Nasturtium · zones 2–11
Okra · zones 2–11
Parsley · zones 2–11
Peanut · zones 6–11
Pearl millet (bajra) · zones 7–12
Pole bean · zones 2–11
Potato · zones 2–11
Quinoa · zones 4–11
Radish · zones 2–11
Ridge gourd (turai) · zones 8–12
Scarlet runner bean · zones 4–11
Sesame (til) · zones 7–12
Sorghum · zones 3–11
Southern pea (cowpea) · zones 5–11
Summer savory (kondari) · zones 2–11
Sweet corn · zones 3–11
Sweet pepper · zones 2–11
Sweet potato · zones 5–11
Swiss chard · zones 2–11
Tartary buckwheat (phapar) · zones 2–9
Teff · zones 8–11
Tepary bean · zones 8–11
Tomatillo · zones 2–11
Tomato · zones 2–11
Turnip · zones 2–11
Watermelon · zones 3–11
Winter squash and pumpkin · zones 2–11
Yardlong bean · zones 5–12
Zucchini (summer squash) · zones 2–11

Native and wild plants (47)

Allegheny chinquapin · zones 5–9
American beautyberry · zones 6–10
American ginseng · zones 3–8
American hazelnut · zones 4–9
American plum · zones 3–8
Anise hyssop · zones 3–8
Banana yucca · zones 5–9
Beaked hazelnut · zones 4–8
Black cherry · zones 3–9
Blue elderberry · zones 5–10
California black walnut · zones 7–10
California wild grape · zones 7–10
Camellia (tsubaki) · zones 7–9
Carolina rose · zones 4–9
Cattail · zones 3–10
Common hawthorn · zones 4–8
Common sunflower · zones 2–11
Desert hackberry · zones 8–10
Emory oak (bellota) · zones 7–10
European crab apple · zones 4–8
Evergreen huckleberry · zones 7–9
Goosefoot (pitseed) · zones 3–10
Hackberry · zones 2–9
Hīnau · zones 8–10
Hollyleaf cherry (islay) · zones 8–10
Kahikatea (white pine) · zones 8–10
Karamū · zones 8–10
Mediterranean hackberry (nettle tree) · zones 6–10
Mountain huckleberry · zones 4–8
Nannyberry · zones 2–8
Nootka rose · zones 3–8
Oregon grape · zones 5–9
Oriental beech · zones 5–8
Pinyon pine · zones 4–8
Possumhaw viburnum · zones 5–9
Riverbank grape · zones 2–8
Salal · zones 6–8
Saw palmetto · zones 8–11
Shagbark hickory · zones 4–8
Smooth sumac · zones 2–9
Spicebush · zones 4–9
Staghorn sumac · zones 3–8
Sumpweed (marsh elder) · zones 4–9
Sweet crabapple · zones 4–8
Wapato (arrowhead) · zones 3–10
Wild rice (manoomin) · zones 3–8
Wintergreen · zones 3–8

Helper plants for soil, wildlife and biomass (2)

Borage · zones 3–10
Tarwi (Andean lupin) · zones 7–10

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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