What's in season

A friendly nudge rather than a rulebook. Sixty-odd crops, roughly when each one wants sowing, planting out and picking.

Northern hemisphere Southern hemisphere

October jobs

What is worth doing right about now.

Sow indoors

Basil
Broccoli
Courgette
Cucumber
Pumpkin
Runner bean
Sunflower
Sweetcorn
and 1 more

Sow outdoors

Beetroot
Broccoli
Cabbage
Carrot
Chives
Kale
Leek
Lettuce
and 9 more

Plant out

Lavender
Mint
Potato
Rosemary
Strawberry

Harvest

Radish
Rhubarb
Rosemary

In flower

Apple
Strawberry

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	H	H	H	Nothing to do	Nothing to do	Nothing to do	SI	SI	Nothing to do	PO	PO
Beetroot	SOH	H	H	H	Nothing to do	Nothing to do	Nothing to do	Nothing to do	SO	SO	SO	SOH
Broccoli	POH	H	H	H	H	Nothing to do	Nothing to do	Nothing to do	SI	SISO	SOPO	SOPO
Cabbage	POH	H	H	H	H	H	H	H	SO	SO	SOPO	PO
Carrot	SOH	H	H	H	H	Nothing to do	Nothing to do	Nothing to do	SO	SO	SO	SOH
Chilli	H	H	H	H	Nothing to do	Nothing to do	SI	SI	SI	Nothing to do	PO	PO
Courgette	H	H	H	Nothing to do	Nothing to do	Nothing to do	Nothing to do	Nothing to do	Nothing to do	SI	SIPO	PO
Cucumber	H	H	H	Nothing to do	Nothing to do	Nothing to do	Nothing to do	Nothing to do	SI	SI	PO	PO
Garlic	H	H	Nothing to do	PO	PO	Nothing to do	Nothing to do	Nothing to do	Nothing to do	Nothing to do	Nothing to do	H
Kale	PO	Nothing to do	Nothing to do	H	H	H	H	H	H	SO	SO	SOPO
Leek	Nothing to do	Nothing to do	H	H	H	H	H	SIH	SISOH	SO	PO	PO
Lettuce	SOH	SOH	H	H	Nothing to do	Nothing to do	Nothing to do	Nothing to do	SO	SO	SOH	SOH
Onion	H	H	H	Nothing to do	Nothing to do	Nothing to do	Nothing to do	Nothing to do	SO	SO	Nothing to do	Nothing to do
Pak choi	SOH	SOH	H	H	Nothing to do	Nothing to do	Nothing to do	Nothing to do	Nothing to do	SO	SO	SOH
Pea	H	H	H	Nothing to do	Nothing to do	Nothing to do	Nothing to do	Nothing to do	SO	SO	SO	SOH
Potato	H	H	H	Nothing to do	Nothing to do	Nothing to do	Nothing to do	Nothing to do	PO	PO	PO	H
Pumpkin	Nothing to do	Nothing to do	H	H	Nothing to do	Nothing to do	Nothing to do	Nothing to do	Nothing to do	SI	SIPO	PO
Radish	SOH	SOH	SOH	H	Nothing to do	Nothing to do	Nothing to do	Nothing to do	SO	SOH	SOH	SOH
Runner bean	H	H	H	H	Nothing to do	Nothing to do	Nothing to do	Nothing to do	Nothing to do	SI	SISO	SO
Spinach	SOH	SOH	SOH	H	H	Nothing to do	Nothing to do	Nothing to do	SO	SO	SOH	SOH
Spring onion	SOH	SOH	H	H	Nothing to do	Nothing to do	Nothing to do	Nothing to do	SO	SO	SOH	SOH
Sweet pepper	Nothing to do	H	H	H	Nothing to do	Nothing to do	Nothing to do	SI	SI	Nothing to do	PO	PO
Sweetcorn	Nothing to do	H	H	H	Nothing to do	Nothing to do	Nothing to do	Nothing to do	Nothing to do	SI	SIPO	PO
Tomato	H	H	H	H	Nothing to do	Nothing to do	Nothing to do	SI	SI	SI	PO	PO
Apple	Nothing to do	Nothing to do	H	H	PO	PO	PO	PO	PO	F	F	Nothing to do
Raspberry	H	H	H	Nothing to do	PO	PO	PO	PO	PO	Nothing to do	F	F
Rhubarb	H	Nothing to do	Nothing to do	PO	PO	PO	PO	PO	PO	H	H	H
Strawberry	H	H	PO	PO	Nothing to do	Nothing to do	Nothing to do	Nothing to do	PO	POF	F	HF
Basil	H	H	H	Nothing to do	Nothing to do	Nothing to do	Nothing to do	Nothing to do	SI	SI	SI	SIH
Chives	H	H	H	H	Nothing to do	Nothing to do	Nothing to do	Nothing to do	SO	SO	SOH	H
Mint	POH	POH	POH	H	Nothing to do	Nothing to do	Nothing to do	Nothing to do	PO	PO	POH	POH
Parsley	SOH	SOH	H	H	H	Nothing to do	Nothing to do	Nothing to do	SO	SO	SOH	SOH
Rosemary	POH	POH	POH	H	H	H	H	H	H	POH	POH	POH
Lavender	F	F	Nothing to do	Nothing to do	Nothing to do	Nothing to do	Nothing to do	Nothing to do	Nothing to do	PO	PO	POF
Nasturtium	HF	HF	HF	F	Nothing to do	Nothing to do	Nothing to do	Nothing to do	Nothing to do	SO	SO	SOHF
Sunflower	F	F	F	Nothing to do	Nothing to do	Nothing to do	Nothing to do	Nothing to do	SI	SISO	SO	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.