Plant guides

Free reference. Every guide gives the dates for twelve UK regions, because average last frost falls eleven weeks apart between the Isles of Scilly and the Highlands, and almost every sowing calendar you will find ignores that.

Fruit and vegetables

• Chardearly April to mid July
• Endivelate May to late August
• Lamb's lettuce (corn salad)early April to mid September
• Land cress (American cress)early April to late August
• Lettucelate March to early August
• Mizunaearly March to late August
• Mustard greens (oriental mustard)early April to late August
• Pea shootsearly April to late August
• Perpetual spinach (spinach beet)early March to late August
• Radicchio (red chicory)early June to early August
• Salad Rocketlate February to early September
• Sorrelmid April to mid June
• Spinachmid March to late August
• Winter purslane (claytonia)late July to early October
• Beetrootlate March to mid July
• Carrotlate February to early July
• Celeriacearly March to late April
• Mooli (Daikon Radish)mid June to early August
• Ocaearly April to late April
• Parsnipearly March to early May
• Potato (Early)see guide
• Potato (Maincrop)see guide
• Potato (Second Early)see guide
• Radishlate February to late August
• Salsifyearly March to early May
• Scorzoneraearly April to early May
• Swedeearly May to late June
• Sweet Potatoearly March to late April
• Turnipearly March to mid August
• Yaconearly April to late April
• Broccoli (Calabrese)mid April to late May
• Brussels sproutsearly March to mid May
• Cabbage (Savoy / winter)early May to late June
• Cabbage (autumn)early April to late June
• Cabbage (red)early April to late May
• Cabbage (spring)early July to early August
• Cabbage (summer)late February to late April
• Cauliflower (autumn)mid April to mid May
• Cauliflower (summer)early April to early May
• Cauliflower (winter / spring heading)mid May to late June
• Chinese broccoli (kai lan)early April to late September
• Chinese cabbageearly May to late August
• Kaleearly March to mid June
• Kohl rabiearly March to early August
• Pak choiearly May to late August
• Purple sprouting broccoliearly April to late June
• Borlotti Bean (For Drying)mid May to late June
• Broad Bean (Autumn-sown)early October to late November
• Broad Bean (Spring-sown)late January to mid May
• French Bean (Climbing)late May to early July
• French Bean (Dwarf)late May to early July
• Mangetoutearly March to late June
• Peaearly March to mid June
• Runner Beanlate May to late June
• Soya Bean (Edamame)early May to late June
• Sugar Snap Peaearly March to late June
• Elephant Garlicsee guide
• Garlicsee guide
• Leekearly March to late May
• Onion (From Seed)early March to mid April
• Onion (Overwintering Japanese)early August to early September
• Onion (Sets)see guide
• Shallotlate January to early May
• Spring Onionearly March to late September
• Welsh Onionearly April to late May
• Auberginemid January to mid March
• Chilli pepperlate January to early April
• Courgettelate May to early June
• Cucumber (greenhouse)mid February to mid April
• Cucumber (outdoor / ridge)late May to early June
• Melonmid April to mid May
• Pumpkinlate May to early June
• Summer squash (patty pan)late May to early June
• Sweet peppermid February to early April
• Sweetcornmid May to mid June
• Tomatilloearly March to early April
• Tomatolate February to early April
• Winter squash (butternut)late May to early June
• Asparagussee guide
• Celerymid March to early April
• Florence fennelearly June to late July
• Globe artichokelate March to early May
• Good King Henrylate March to late April
• Horseradishsee guide
• Jerusalem artichokesee guide
• Rhubarbsee guide
• Seakaleearly March to mid April
• Basilearly June to late June
• Baysee guide
• Chervilearly April to late August
• Chiveslate March to early May
• Corianderlate March to early October
• Dillmid April to mid July
• Lemon balmearly May to mid June
• Mintearly March to mid April
• Oreganoearly March to mid April
• Parsley (flat-leaf)early April to late August
• Rosemaryearly March to mid April
• Sageearly March to mid April
• Tarragon (French)see guide
• Thymeearly March to mid April
• Blackberrysee guide
• Blackcurrantsee guide
• Blueberrysee guide
• Gooseberrysee guide
• Raspberry (autumn-fruiting)see guide
• Raspberry (summer-fruiting)see guide
• Redcurrantsee guide
• Strawberry (perpetual/everbearing)see guide
• Strawberry (summer-fruiting)see guide
• Tayberrysee guide
• Whitecurrantsee guide
• Apple (cooking)see guide
• Apple (dessert)see guide
• Cherry (acid/morello)see guide
• Cherry (sweet)see guide
• Damsonsee guide
• Figsee guide
• Medlarsee guide
• Peachsee guide
• Pearsee guide
• Plumsee guide
• Quincesee guide

Flowers and shrubs

• Rose (Banksian)prune early June to early July
• Rose (Climbing & Rambling)prune late November to late February
• Rose (Floribunda / Cluster-flowered)prune mid February to early March
• Rose (Gallica & Old Garden Roses)prune early August to late August
• Rose (Ground-cover)prune mid February to early March
• Rose (Hybrid Tea / Large-flowered)prune mid February to early March
• Rose (Patio & Miniature)prune mid February to early March
• Rose (Rambling)prune early August to late August
• Rose (Rugosa)prune late February to late March
• Rose (Shrub / English)prune late January to late February
• Rose (Species / Wild)prune early August to late August
• Rose (Standard)prune mid February to early March
• Buddleja (Butterfly Bush)prune late March to mid April
• Californian Lilacprune mid June to mid July
• Camelliaprune mid April to early May
• Christmas Box / Sweet Boxprune late March to mid April
• Daphneprune early April to early May
• Deutziaprune late June to mid July
• Flowering Currantprune late April to late May
• Forsythiaprune mid April to early May
• Fuchsia (Hardy)prune late March to mid April
• Hydrangea (Arborescens)prune early March to late March
• Hydrangea (Mophead & Lacecap)prune early March to late March
• Hydrangea (Paniculata)prune early March to late March
• Lavender (English)prune late August to mid September
• Lilacprune early June to late June
• Mahoniaprune late March to late April
• Mexican Orange Blossomprune mid April to early May
• Mock Orangeprune early July to late July
• Rhododendron & Azaleaprune mid May to late May
• Rock Roseprune early April to early May
• Spiraeaprune early March to late March
• Viburnum (Spring-flowering, scented)prune late May to mid June
• Viburnum (Winter-flowering)prune late March to mid April
• Weigelaprune late June to mid July
• Witch Hazelprune late February to late March
• Boston ivyprune early November to late December
• Clematisprune late January to late February
• Climbing hydrangeaprune mid July to early August
• Honeysuckle (Climbing)prune mid March to late March
• Ivyprune early April to early May
• Passion flower (blue passion flower)prune early March to late March
• Star jasmineprune late March to mid April
• Summer jasmine (common jasmine)prune mid August to mid September
• Trumpet vine (campsis)prune late January to late February
• Virginia creeperprune early November to late December
• Winter jasmineprune late February to late March
• Wisteriaprune mid July to late August
• Achillea (yarrow)prune mid February to mid March
• Agapanthus (African lily)prune late August to late October
• Aquilegia (columbine, granny's bonnet)prune late June to late July
• Astrantia (masterwort)prune mid February to mid March
• Border phloxprune early February to early March
• Catmint (nepeta)prune late July to mid August
• Coneflower (echinacea)prune mid February to mid March
• Crocosmia (montbretia)prune late October to late November
• Delphiniumprune early July to early August
• Hardy Geranium (Cranesbill)prune late June to mid July
• Helenium (sneezeweed)prune late February to late March
• Helleboreprune late January to late February
• Japanese anemoneprune late February to late March
• Lady's mantleprune late July to late August
• Lupinprune late June to early August
• Michaelmas daisy (aster)prune late February to late March
• Peony (Herbaceous)prune late October to late November
• Rudbeckia (black-eyed Susan)prune mid February to mid March
• Salvia (Herbaceous, e.g. 'Amistad', nemorosa)prune early July to mid July
• Sedum (ice plant, hylotelephium)prune late February to late March
• Verbena bonariensis (purple top)prune late February to late March
• Allium (Ornamental Onion)see guide
• Autumn crocus (colchicum)see guide
• Camassia (quamash)prune early June to mid July
• Canna (Indian shot)prune early June to late October
• Crocus (spring-flowering)see guide
• Daffodilsee guide
• Dahliaprune early July to late September
• Dwarf bulbous irissee guide
• Gladiolusprune late May to early September
• Grape hyacinthsee guide
• Hyacinthprune late April to mid May
• Lilyprune early July to mid September
• Nerineprune late October to late November
• Snake's head fritillarysee guide
• Snowdropsee guide
• Tuberous begoniaprune mid June to late September
• Tulipsee guide
• Busy lizziesee guide
• Cornflowerprune mid May to early August
• Cosmosprune mid July to late September
• Love-in-a-mistprune early June to late July
• Nasturtiumprune late June to late September
• Pelargonium (bedding geranium)prune late May to late September
• Pot marigold (calendula)prune mid June to late September
• Snapdragonprune mid June to late September
• Sunflower (annual)see guide
• Sweet peaprune early June to late August
• Zinniaprune early July to late September
• Blue Fescueprune late February to early April
• Chinese Silver Grassprune mid March to mid April
• Feather Reed Grass 'Karl Foerster'prune late February to late March
• Japanese Painted Fernprune early February to early March
• Japanese Sedgeprune late February to early April
• Male Fernprune early February to early March
• Mexican Feather Grassprune late February to late March
• Soft Shield Fernprune early February to early March
• Crab Appleprune mid November to late February
• Hawthornprune early January to late February
• Himalayan Birchprune early October to late November
• Japanese Mapleprune early July to late December
• Kousa Dogwoodprune mid November to late February
• Ornamental Cherryprune mid April to early July
• Rowanprune mid November to late February
• Snowy Mespilusprune mid November to late February
• Star Magnoliaprune early July to late September
• Beechprune early August to late August
• Boxprune early August to late August
• Cherry Laurelprune late May to late August
• Hollyprune early August to late August
• Hornbeamprune mid July to late August
• Pittosporumprune late May to mid August
• Privetprune late May to late September
• Yewprune late June to late September

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