Vegetable sowing calendar: what to sow each month in England
A vegetable sowing calendar for England: when to sow indoors, sow or plant in the bed and harvest 45 crop profiles, with month-by-month links and frost timing.
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Sowing calendar
What to sow and plant each month in England, with frost timing and a full-year vegetable sowing calendar.
What to plant in April: veg to sow and plant in England
What to plant in April in England: sow beetroot, carrots, peas and salads outdoors, plant potatoes and onion sets, and start tomatoes and cucumbers indoors.
What to plant in August: veg to sow and plant in England
What to plant in August in England: sow radish, lettuce, rocket, pak choi and turnips, plant sprouting broccoli, and catch the last sowings before autumn.
What to plant in December: veg to sow and plant in England
What to plant in December in England: garlic and shallots on mild, well-drained sites, a few sowings under cover, winter harvests and planning next year's bed.
What to plant in February: veg to sow and plant in England
What to plant in February in England: greenhouse tomatoes, chillies and peas under cover, chitting seed potatoes, and the few outdoor sowings light soils allow.
What to plant in January: veg to sow and plant in England
What to plant in January in England: onion seed and early salads indoors, broad beans under cover in mild areas, plus seed potatoes, planning and winter jobs.
What to plant in July: veg to sow and plant in England
What to plant in July in England: sow beetroot, carrots, lettuce, turnips and pak choi, plant leeks and sprouting broccoli, and make the last sowings of summer.
What to plant in June: veg to sow and plant in England
What to plant in June in England: plant out tomatoes, cucumbers and courgettes once frost risk has passed, and keep sowing beans, beetroot, carrots and salads.
What to plant in March: veg to sow and plant in England
What to plant in March in England: carrots, radish, lettuce, peas, broad beans, onion sets and first early potatoes outdoors, plus tomatoes and peppers indoors.
What to plant in May: veg to sow and plant in England
What to plant in May in England: sow beans, roots and salads, plant out leeks and brassicas, and know when tomatoes and courgettes can go out where you live.
What to plant in November: veg to sow and plant in England
What to plant in November in England: garlic, broad beans in mild areas, onion sets and shallots, plus what to sow under cover and the jobs for the month.
What to plant in October: veg to sow and plant in England
What to plant in October in England: garlic, onion sets, spring cabbages, broad beans and hardy peas for mild areas, plus the harvests and jobs for the month.
What to plant in September: veg to sow and plant in England
What to plant in September in England: winter spinach, lettuce, rocket and salad leaves, onion sets and spring cabbages, plus what to harvest and jobs to do.
When is the last frost in my area? An honest guide for England
When is the last frost in my area? There is no official date in England, so here is how to judge it from Met Office data, RHS regional timing and your site.