What's in season
A friendly nudge rather than a rulebook. Sixty-odd crops, roughly when each one wants sowing, planting out and picking.
September jobs
What is worth doing right about now.
Sow outdoors
- Cornflower
- Radish
- Spinach
Plant out
- Mint
- Rosemary
- Strawberry
Harvest
- Apple
- Aubergine
- Basil
- Beetroot
- Broccoli
- Cabbage
- Carrot
- Cauliflower
- and 33 more
In flower
- Borage
- Calendula
- Cornflower
- Cosmos
- Dahlia
- Echinacea
- Marigold
- Nasturtium
- and 4 more
- Sow indoors
- Sow outdoors
- Plant out
- Harvest
- In flower
| Crop | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aubergine | Nothing to do | SI | SI | Nothing to do | PO | PO | Nothing to do | H | H | H | Nothing to do | Nothing to do |
| Beetroot | Nothing to do | Nothing to do | SO | SO | SO | SOH | SOH | H | H | H | Nothing to do | Nothing to do |
| Broad bean | Nothing to do | SO | SO | SO | Nothing to do | H | H | H | Nothing to do | SO | SO | Nothing to do |
| Broccoli | Nothing to do | Nothing to do | SI | SISO | SOPO | SOPO | POH | H | H | H | H | Nothing to do |
| Brussels sprout | H | H | SO | SO | PO | PO | Nothing to do | Nothing to do | Nothing to do | H | H | H |
| Cabbage | H | H | SO | SO | SOPO | PO | POH | H | H | H | H | H |
| Carrot | Nothing to do | Nothing to do | SO | SO | SO | SOH | SOH | H | H | H | H | Nothing to do |
| Cauliflower | Nothing to do | Nothing to do | SO | SO | SOPO | PO | Nothing to do | H | H | H | H | Nothing to do |
| Celery | Nothing to do | Nothing to do | SI | SI | PO | PO | Nothing to do | H | H | H | Nothing to do | Nothing to do |
| Chilli | SI | SI | SI | Nothing to do | PO | PO | H | H | H | H | Nothing to do | Nothing to do |
| Courgette | Nothing to do | Nothing to do | Nothing to do | SI | SIPO | PO | H | H | H | Nothing to do | Nothing to do | Nothing to do |
| Cucumber | Nothing to do | Nothing to do | SI | SI | PO | PO | H | H | H | Nothing to do | Nothing to do | Nothing to do |
| Florence fennel | Nothing to do | Nothing to do | Nothing to do | SO | SO | SO | SOH | H | H | H | Nothing to do | Nothing to do |
| French bean | Nothing to do | Nothing to do | Nothing to do | SI | SISO | SO | H | H | H | Nothing to do | Nothing to do | Nothing to do |
| Garlic | Nothing to do | Nothing to do | Nothing to do | Nothing to do | Nothing to do | H | H | H | Nothing to do | PO | PO | Nothing to do |
| Kale | H | H | H | SO | SO | SOPO | PO | Nothing to do | Nothing to do | H | H | H |
| Leek | H | SIH | SISOH | SO | PO | PO | Nothing to do | Nothing to do | H | H | H | H |
| Lettuce | Nothing to do | Nothing to do | SO | SO | SOH | SOH | SOH | SOH | H | H | Nothing to do | Nothing to do |
| Onion | Nothing to do | Nothing to do | SO | SO | Nothing to do | Nothing to do | H | H | H | Nothing to do | Nothing to do | Nothing to do |
| Pak choi | Nothing to do | Nothing to do | Nothing to do | SO | SO | SOH | SOH | SOH | H | H | Nothing to do | Nothing to do |
| Parsnip | H | H | SO | SO | SO | Nothing to do | Nothing to do | Nothing to do | Nothing to do | H | H | H |
| Pea | Nothing to do | Nothing to do | SO | SO | SO | SOH | H | H | H | Nothing to do | Nothing to do | Nothing to do |
| Potato | Nothing to do | Nothing to do | PO | PO | PO | H | H | H | H | Nothing to do | Nothing to do | Nothing to do |
| Pumpkin | Nothing to do | Nothing to do | Nothing to do | SI | SIPO | PO | Nothing to do | Nothing to do | H | H | Nothing to do | Nothing to do |
| Radish | Nothing to do | Nothing to do | SO | SOH | SOH | SOH | SOH | SOH | SOH | H | Nothing to do | Nothing to do |
| Runner bean | Nothing to do | Nothing to do | Nothing to do | SI | SISO | SO | H | H | H | H | Nothing to do | Nothing to do |
| Spinach | Nothing to do | Nothing to do | SO | SO | SOH | SOH | SOH | SOH | SOH | H | H | Nothing to do |
| Spring onion | Nothing to do | Nothing to do | SO | SO | SOH | SOH | SOH | SOH | H | H | Nothing to do | Nothing to do |
| Swede | Nothing to do | Nothing to do | Nothing to do | Nothing to do | SO | SO | Nothing to do | Nothing to do | H | H | H | H |
| Sweet pepper | Nothing to do | SI | SI | Nothing to do | PO | PO | Nothing to do | H | H | H | Nothing to do | Nothing to do |
| Sweetcorn | Nothing to do | Nothing to do | Nothing to do | SI | SIPO | PO | Nothing to do | H | H | H | Nothing to do | Nothing to do |
| Swiss chard | Nothing to do | Nothing to do | Nothing to do | SO | SO | SOH | SOH | SOH | H | H | H | Nothing to do |
| Tomato | Nothing to do | SI | SI | SI | PO | PO | H | H | H | H | Nothing to do | Nothing to do |
| Turnip | Nothing to do | Nothing to do | SO | SO | SOH | SOH | SOH | SOH | H | H | Nothing to do | Nothing to do |
| Winter squash | Nothing to do | Nothing to do | Nothing to do | SI | SIPO | PO | Nothing to do | H | H | H | Nothing to do | Nothing to do |
| Apple | PO | PO | PO | F | F | Nothing to do | Nothing to do | Nothing to do | H | H | PO | PO |
| Blackcurrant | PO | PO | PO | Nothing to do | Nothing to do | Nothing to do | H | H | Nothing to do | PO | PO | PO |
| Raspberry | PO | PO | PO | Nothing to do | F | F | H | H | H | Nothing to do | PO | PO |
| Rhubarb | PO | PO | PO | H | H | H | H | Nothing to do | Nothing to do | PO | PO | PO |
| Strawberry | Nothing to do | Nothing to do | PO | POF | F | HF | H | H | PO | PO | Nothing to do | Nothing to do |
| Basil | Nothing to do | Nothing to do | SI | SI | SI | SIH | H | H | H | Nothing to do | Nothing to do | Nothing to do |
| Chives | Nothing to do | Nothing to do | SO | SO | SOH | H | H | H | H | H | Nothing to do | Nothing to do |
| Coriander | Nothing to do | Nothing to do | SO | SO | SOH | SOH | SOH | SOH | H | H | Nothing to do | Nothing to do |
| Mint | Nothing to do | Nothing to do | PO | PO | POH | POH | POH | POH | POH | H | Nothing to do | Nothing to do |
| Parsley | Nothing to do | Nothing to do | SO | SO | SOH | SOH | SOH | SOH | H | H | H | Nothing to do |
| Rosemary | H | H | H | POH | POH | POH | POH | POH | POH | H | H | H |
| Sage | Nothing to do | Nothing to do | SI | SI | SIPOH | POH | H | H | H | H | H | Nothing to do |
| Thyme | Nothing to do | Nothing to do | SI | SI | SIPOH | POH | H | H | H | H | Nothing to do | Nothing to do |
| Borage | Nothing to do | Nothing to do | Nothing to do | SO | SO | SOF | F | F | F | Nothing to do | Nothing to do | Nothing to do |
| Calendula | Nothing to do | Nothing to do | SO | SO | SO | F | F | F | F | F | Nothing to do | Nothing to do |
| Cornflower | Nothing to do | Nothing to do | SO | SO | SO | F | F | F | SOF | Nothing to do | Nothing to do | Nothing to do |
| Cosmos | Nothing to do | Nothing to do | SI | SI | PO | PO | F | F | F | F | Nothing to do | Nothing to do |
| Dahlia | Nothing to do | Nothing to do | Nothing to do | Nothing to do | PO | PO | F | F | F | F | Nothing to do | Nothing to do |
| Echinacea | Nothing to do | SI | SI | SI | PO | PO | F | F | F | Nothing to do | Nothing to do | Nothing to do |
| Foxglove | Nothing to do | Nothing to do | Nothing to do | Nothing to do | SO | SOF | SOF | Nothing to do | Nothing to do | Nothing to do | Nothing to do | Nothing to do |
| Lavender | Nothing to do | Nothing to do | Nothing to do | PO | PO | POF | F | F | Nothing to do | Nothing to do | Nothing to do | Nothing to do |
| Marigold | Nothing to do | Nothing to do | SI | SI | PO | F | F | F | F | F | Nothing to do | Nothing to do |
| Nasturtium | Nothing to do | Nothing to do | Nothing to do | SO | SO | SOHF | HF | HF | HF | F | Nothing to do | Nothing to do |
| Poppy | Nothing to do | Nothing to do | SO | SO | SO | F | F | F | Nothing to do | Nothing to do | Nothing to do | Nothing to do |
| Sunflower | Nothing to do | Nothing to do | SI | SISO | SO | Nothing to do | F | F | F | Nothing to do | Nothing to do | Nothing to do |
| Sweet pea | SI | SI | SI | PO | PO | F | F | F | F | SI | SI | Nothing to do |
| Verbena | Nothing to do | SI | SI | SI | PO | PO | F | F | F | F | Nothing to do | Nothing to do |
| Zinnia | Nothing to do | Nothing to do | Nothing to do | SI | SIPO | PO | F | F | F | F | Nothing to do | Nothing to do |
A rough temperate guide, flipped automatically if you are south of the equator. Your own patch and your own weather beat this table every time.