Month-by-month planting advice
JANUARY
Sow Outdoors: Broad Beans. Sow Indoors: Leeks in a deep pot, somewhere warm. FEBRUARY Sow Outdoors: Broad Beans Sow Indoors: Early Cauliflower 'Snow Crown', Early Summer Cabbage, Red Cabbage, Globe Artichoke, Aubergine (both at the end of the month and in a heated propagator), Leek, Onion. MARCH Sow Outdoors: Early Lettuces, Onions (under fleece or in the greenhouse in modules), Summer Carrots Sow Indoors APRIL Sow Outdoors: Broad Beans, Beetroots, Brassicas, Peas, Turnips & Swedes Sow Indoors: Cucumbers, Tomatoes, Courgettes,. MAY Sow Outdoors Sow Indoors: Pumpkins, Squash, Marrows |
JUNE
Sow Outdoors: Dwarf French Beans, Runner Beans, Carrots, Lettuce, Spring Onions, Spinach, Sweetcorn, Turnips, Peas. Sow Indoors JULY Sow: Dwarf French Beans, Carrots (fast-growing), Beetroots, Peas, Fennel, Salad Leaves, Spring Cabbage, Turnips, Winter Lettuce (from now until September). AUGUST Sow: Beetroot, Carrot (fast-growing), Salad Leaves, Lettuce, Turnips, Chard. SEPTEMBER Sow: Spring Cabbages, Salad Crops, Turnips, Radishes, Rocket, Spinach OCTOBER Sow Outdoors: Broad Beans, Rocket (under fleece). NOVEMBER Sow Indoors: Basil and Coriander on a warm window sill. DECEMBER Sow Outdoors: Garlic |