Vegetable Planting Calendar
Click a month to highlight it, or search for a specific vegetable. Colours show what to do and when.
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Harvest
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When to Plant Vegetables in the UK
This interactive planting calendar shows you exactly when to sow seeds indoors, sow directly outdoors, transplant seedlings, and harvest over 30 common UK vegetables. Select any month to see what you should be doing right now, or search for a specific vegetable to see its full year-round schedule.
Timings are based on average UK conditions. If you garden in northern Scotland or at altitude, shift sowing dates 2–3 weeks later in spring and 2–3 weeks earlier in autumn.
Frequently Asked Questions
When should I start planting vegetables in the UK?
Most vegetable growing in the UK starts in March and April. Hardy crops like broad beans, peas, and onion sets can go outdoors from February or March. Tender crops like tomatoes, courgettes, and runner beans should be started indoors from March–April and planted out after the last frost, typically mid-May. Some crops like garlic are best planted in autumn (October–November).
What vegetables can I plant right now in the UK?
What you can plant depends on the current month. Use the interactive planting calendar above — the current month is highlighted automatically so you can see exactly which vegetables to sow indoors, sow outdoors, or plant out right now. The calendar covers over 30 common UK vegetables.
When is it too late to plant vegetables in the UK?
It depends on the crop. Fast-growing vegetables like radishes, lettuce, and spring onions can be sown as late as August or September. Main-season crops like runner beans and courgettes should be planted by June at the latest. However, autumn and winter crops like garlic, overwintering onions, and broad beans are planted from September to November. There is always something you can plant.
What is the easiest vegetable to grow in the UK?
Courgettes, runner beans, lettuce, radishes, and potatoes are among the easiest vegetables to grow in the UK. Courgettes are especially forgiving — plant after the last frost in May, keep watered, and you will get a huge crop from just two or three plants. Radishes are the fastest — ready to harvest in just 4 weeks from sowing.