When to plant vegetables
This site is an aggregation of various sowing and planting dates for vegetables (this page), herbs and flowers. With these indicative dates it’s easy to find out what would be the ideal time to start sowing and/or transplanting your crops. These guidelines are suitable for oceanic climates on the northern hemisphere. Hardiness zone 8 to be exact, which covers most of the U.K.
Vegetable planting calendar
Legend
1. Leaf and stem crops
2. Tuber and root crops
3. Onion crops
4. Cabbages
5. Legumes
6. Bleached crops
7. Fruit crops
2. Tuber and root crops
3. Onion crops
4. Cabbages
5. Legumes
6. Bleached crops
7. Fruit crops
Sowing under glass
Outside seeding / transplanting
Harvest
G = Days: sowing until germination
H = Days: sowing until harvest
in = Minimum distance between plants (Inch)
Seeds to sow by month
Seeds4garden.com
| 1. Leaf and stem crops | |||||||||||||||
| ►Month ▼crops+wiki | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | June | July | Aug | Sept | Okt | Nov | Dec | G | H | In |
| Endive | 15 | 90 | 12 | ||||||||||||
| Artichoke | 20 | 180 | 30 | ||||||||||||
| Cos lettuce | 12 | 90 | 10 | ||||||||||||
| Iceberg lettuce | 12 | 75 | 16 | ||||||||||||
| Cabbage lettuce | 12 | 65 | 12 | ||||||||||||
| Bittercress | 14 | 90 | 12 | ||||||||||||
| Mustard | 4 | 90 | 6 | ||||||||||||
| New Zealand spinach | 30 | 100 | 16 | ||||||||||||
| Indian cress | 14 | 85 | 20 | ||||||||||||
| Purslane | 3 | 28 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Rhubarb | 8 | 360 | 20 | ||||||||||||
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | June | July | Aug | Sept | Okt | Nov | Dec | G | H | In | |
| Turnip tops | 3 | 35 | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Lettuce | 10 | 65 | 12 | ||||||||||||
| Chard | 10 | 70 | 8 | ||||||||||||
| Neep | 10 | 100 | 4 | ||||||||||||
| Romaine lettuce | 15 | 45 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Spinach | 10 | 35 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Asparagus lettuce | 10 | 60 | 8 | ||||||||||||
| Garden cress | 3 | 12 | 0,1 | ||||||||||||
| Corn salad | 15 | 75 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Watercress | 15 | 50 | 8 | ||||||||||||
| Winter purslane | 3 | 30 | 0,2 | ||||||||||||
| 2. Tuber and root crops | |||||||||||||||
| ►Month ▼crops+wiki | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | June | July | Aug | Sept | Okt | Nov | Dec | G | H | In |
| Potato | 20 | 120 | 16 | ||||||||||||
| Topinambour | 10 | 300 | 16 | ||||||||||||
| Beetroot | 15 | 85 | 4 | ||||||||||||
| Celeriac | 20 | 260 | 14 | ||||||||||||
| Turnip | 15 | 135 | 14 | ||||||||||||
| Parsnip | 15 | 260 | 12 | ||||||||||||
| Turnip | 12 | 70 | 4 | ||||||||||||
| Radish | 10 | 40 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| ©When2Plant.uk | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | June | July | Aug | Sept | Okt | Nov | Dec | G | H | In |
| Black radish | 10 | 90 | 6 | ||||||||||||
| Salsify | 15 | 200 | 4 | ||||||||||||
| Carrot Winter Carrots | 15 | 240 | 8 | ||||||||||||
| Summer Carrots | 15 | 240 | 8 | ||||||||||||
| Hamburg root parsley | 10 | 130 | 4 | ||||||||||||
| Leek Summer harvest | 20 | 170 | 6 | ||||||||||||
| Autumn harvest | 20 | 170 | 6 | ||||||||||||
| Winter harvest | 20 | 170 | 6 | ||||||||||||
| 3. Onion crops | |||||||||||||||
| ►Month ▼crops+wiki | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | June | July | Aug | Sept | Okt | Nov | Dec | G | H | In |
| Tree onions | 12 | 90 | 6 | ||||||||||||
| Scallion | 16 | 100 | 6 | ||||||||||||
| Garlic | 20 | 180 | 6 | ||||||||||||
| Shallot | 10 | 130 | 4 | ||||||||||||
| Welsh onion | 20 | 170 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Sowing onion | 15 | 220 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Cutted union 1st yr. | 15 | 220 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Cutted union 2nd yr. | 15 | 220 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Winterunions | 15 | 220 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Pearl onion | 15 | 220 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 4. Cabbages | |||||||||||||||
| ►Month ▼crops+wiki | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | June | July | Aug | Sept | Okt | Nov | Dec | G | H | In |
| Kale | 10 | 160 | 30 | ||||||||||||
| Cauliflower Early harvest | 15 | 175 | 24 | ||||||||||||
| Summer harvest | 15 | 175 | 24 | ||||||||||||
| Autumn harvest | . | 15 | 175 | 24 | |||||||||||
| Winter harvest | 15 | 175 | 24 | ||||||||||||
| Broccoli Summer harvest | 8 | 100 | 20 | ||||||||||||
| Winter harvest | 8 | 100 | 20 | ||||||||||||
| Napa cabbage | 15 | 90 | 12 | ||||||||||||
| Romanesco | 10 | 110 | 24 | ||||||||||||
| Kohlrabi | 8 | 85 | 10 | ||||||||||||
| Chinese cabbage | 10 | 90 | 10 | ||||||||||||
| ©When2Plant.uk | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | June | July | Aug | Sept | Okt | Nov | Dec | G | H | In |
| Red Cabbage Early harvest | 15 | 160 | 20 | ||||||||||||
| Summer harvest | 15 | 160 | 20 | ||||||||||||
| Autumn harvest | 15 | 160 | 20 | ||||||||||||
| Cabbage Early harvest | 15 | 120 | 20 | ||||||||||||
| Summer harvest | 15 | 120 | 20 | ||||||||||||
| Autumn harvest | 15 | 120 | 20 | ||||||||||||
| Winter harvest | 15 | 120 | 20 | ||||||||||||
| Savoy cabbage Early harvest | 15 | 160 | 24 | ||||||||||||
| Summer harvest | 15 | 160 | 24 | ||||||||||||
| Autumn harvest | 15 | 160 | 24 | ||||||||||||
| Winter harvest | 15 | 160 | 24 | ||||||||||||
| Brussels sprout | 15 | 250 | 24 | ||||||||||||
| 5. Legumes | |||||||||||||||
| ►Month ▼crops+wiki | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | June | July | Aug | Sept | Okt | Nov | Dec | G | H | In |
| Asparagus pea | . | 12 | 120 | 2 | |||||||||||
| Field Pea | 10 | 70 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Pea | 10 | 70 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Snow pea | 10 | 70 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Runner bean | 12 | 90 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Haricots verts | 14 | 70 | 4 | ||||||||||||
| ©When2Plant.uk | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | June | July | Aug | Sept | Okt | Nov | Dec | G | H | In |
| Snap beans | 14 | 70 | 4 | ||||||||||||
| Green bean | 14 | 70 | 4 | ||||||||||||
| String bean | 14 | 70 | 4 | ||||||||||||
| Pole beans | 14 | 70 | 4 | ||||||||||||
| Pole haricot | 14 | 70 | 4 | ||||||||||||
| Broad bean | 14 | 70 | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 6. Bleached crops | |||||||||||||||
| ►Month ▼crops+wiki | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | June | July | Aug | Sept | Okt | Nov | Dec | G | H | In |
| Celery | 15 | 160 | 14 | ||||||||||||
| Chicory | 4 | 100 | 12 | ||||||||||||
| Radicchio Autumn harvest | 4 | 120 | 10 | ||||||||||||
| Winter harvest | 4 | 120 | 10 | ||||||||||||
| Chicory roots | 15 | 280 | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 7. Fruit crops | |||||||||||||||
| ►Month ▼crops+wiki | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | June | July | Aug | Sept | Okt | Nov | Dec | G | H | In |
| Strawberry | 20 | 170 | 14 | ||||||||||||
| Eggplant | 40 | 90 | 31 | ||||||||||||
| Gherkin | 10 | 90 | 6 | ||||||||||||
| Blue huckleberry | . | 45 | 730 | 30 | |||||||||||
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| Wild strawberry | . | * | * | * | |||||||||||
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| Bramble | . | * | * | * | |||||||||||
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| Zucchini | 10 | 95 | 39 | ||||||||||||
| ©When2Plant.uk | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | June | July | Aug | Sept | Okt | Nov | Dec | G | H | In |
| Red raspberry | * | * | * | ||||||||||||
| Cucumber | 10 | 100 | 6 | ||||||||||||
| Maize | 15 | 130 | 16 | ||||||||||||
| Melon | 10 | 150 | 12 | ||||||||||||
| Pumpkin | 20 | 140 | 39 | ||||||||||||
| Black pepper | 15 | 180 | 18 | ||||||||||||
| Sweet corn | 15 | 130 | 16 | ||||||||||||
| Tomatoes | 10 | 130 | 18 | ||||||||||||
| *Vegetative reproduction | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | June | July | Aug | Sept | Okt | Nov | Dec | G | H | In |
Growing your own vegetables – Tips
Advisable crops for starters
Basil
Beans
Carrots
Garlic
Lettuce
Peas
Tomatoes
Fun crops for kids
Radishes
Parsley
Kale
Potatoes
Sunflowers
Pumpkins
Zucchini
Watermelon
Crops that can grow in partial shade
Beets
Garlic
Kale
Lettuce
Parsley
Parsnip
Radish
Peas
Rhubarb
Rucola
Spinach
Vegetable seeds online
Where to buy seeds online
| Delivery | Free shipping | |||
| amazon.co.uk | £1.00 | £10.00 | Next day | |
| johnsons-seeds.com | £1.95 | – | ‘within 7 to 10 working days’ | Kentford, Suffolk |
| mr-fothergills.co.uk | £1.95 | £50.00 | ‘usually within 3-5 days’ | Kentford, Suffolk |
| suttons.co.uk | £1.99 | – | Within 7 days | Paignton, Devon |
| thompson-morgan.com | £1.95 | – | Despatch: within 3 Days | Ipswich, Suffolk |
| unwins.co.uk | £1.99 | – | 5-7 Working Days | Alconbury Hill, Huntingdon |
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