What to sow and plant in July
These are the jobs that come round in July for a garden in the middle of England. If you garden in Cornwall you are roughly a fortnight ahead of this list; in the Highlands you are up to ten weeks behind it, and following a national calendar is how seedlings get killed by a frost that was always going to come.
Sow indoors or under cover
Sow outdoors
- Beetroot
- Carrot
- Chard
- Coriander
- French Bean (Climbing)
- Lettuce
- Parsley (flat-leaf)
- Radish
- Spinach
- Spring Onion
Ready to harvest
- Basil
- Beetroot
- Blueberry
- Broad Bean (Spring-sown)
- Broccoli (Calabrese)
- Cabbage (summer)
- Carrot
- Cauliflower (summer)
- Chard
- Chilli pepper
- Coriander
- Courgette
- Cucumber (outdoor / ridge)
- French Bean (Climbing)
- Garlic
- Lettuce
- Onion (Sets)
- Parsley (flat-leaf)
- Pea
- Plum
- Potato (Early)
- Radish
- Raspberry (summer-fruiting)
- Rhubarb
- Runner Bean
- Spinach
- Spring Onion
- Strawberry (summer-fruiting)
- Sweet pepper
- Tomato
Plant
Vegetables and fruit to plant out
Prune
How much July shifts where you live
| Where you are | Average last frost | Average first frost | Growing season |
|---|---|---|---|
| South West Coast and Cornwall | late March | early December | 260 days |
| South Coast and Channel | late March | late November | 240 days |
| Greater London (Urban Heat Island) | late March | late November | 250 days |
| South East and Home Counties | mid April | early November | 215 days |
| East Anglia | mid April | late October | 195 days |
| Midlands and Lowland Wales | late April | late October | 190 days |
| Wales and West Coast | mid April | mid November | 210 days |
| Northern England | early May | late October | 175 days |
| Scotland Lowlands and Central Belt | early May | mid October | 165 days |
| Scotland Highlands and Islands | late May | late September | 120 days |
| Northern Ireland | mid April | early November | 205 days |
| Channel Islands and Isle of Man | mid March | early December | 250 days |