This chart indicates chief outdoor sowing and planting dates and season of use of common crops. Frame and greenhouse sowings and cultural details of all vegetables and salads, plants and herbs are given in the alphabetical section.
Please note: this is only a guide, sowing and planting times will depend on location. The best way to decide is to check the moisture level and temperature, see the germination temperatures page. Do not sow/plant if the soil is cold and wet, wait a few days for things to improve.
| Crop | Sow in Open | Plant Out | Ready | Available until |
| ARTICHOKE (Jerusalem) |
Feb-Mar | Nov | March | |
| BEAN, Broad
Dwarf French |
Nov, Feb-May
Late April |
June
July |
Aug
Sept |
|
| Runner | May, June | July | October | |
| Haricot | Early May | Nov | Late Winter | |
| BEET | April-late May | July | March | |
| BROCCOLI | Mar-May | May-June | Oct | May |
| BRUSSELS SROUTS | Mar-April | May-June | Nov | March |
| CABBAGE Spring Autmun |
July-Aug April |
Oct June |
Feb Oct |
May January |
| CARROT | Mar-April | July | April | |
| CAULIFLOWER | Early April | May-June | July | October |
| CELERY | April | June-July | Dec | April |
| CRESS | Mar-Sept | Ready about 16 days after sowing | ||
| KALE | Early April | June-July | Dec | April |
| LEEK | March | July | Oct | April |
| LETTUCE | Mar-Aug | Ready in about 10 weeks after sowing | ||
| MARROW | May | May-June | Aug | November |
| ONION | Mar Aug |
May-June | Sept March |
May June |
| PARSLEY | Mar-July | June-Oct | All the year | |
| PEA, Early Maincrop |
Feb-Mar Mar-April |
June July |
July August |
|
| POTATO, Early Maincrop |
Mar-April April-mid May |
July Late Sept |
September May |
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| RADISH | Mar-Sept | Ready in 5 to 6 weeks after sowing | ||
| RHUBARB | March | April | July | |
| SAVOY | Mar-April-May | May-July | Aug | March |
| SHALLOT | Jan-Feb | July | March | |
| SPINACH | Feb-Aug | May | September | |
| SWEDE | May-July | Oct | March | |
| TOMATO | In heat | Late May | July | October |
| TURNIP | Aug | Oct | December | |