Sowing in July
July is a harvest month, and the last sensible date for many autumn crops. Endive, autumn turnips and a final sowing of dwarf beans want to go in now. In a dry spell, though, watering matters more than any sowing: better rarely and deeply than a little every day.
Start indoors in July
2 plants
Sow outdoors in July
10 plants
- Butterhead lettuceLactuca sativa var. capitata
- CorianderCoriandrum sativum
- DillAnethum graveolens
- Dwarf beanPhaseolus vulgaris var. nanus
- KohlrabiBrassica oleracea var. gongylodes
- Loose-leaf lettuceLactuca sativa var. crispa
- Mooli radishRaphanus sativus var. longipinnatus
- Pak choiBrassica rapa subsp. chinensis
- ParsleyPetroselinum crispum
- Spring onionAllium fistulosum
Plant out in July
8 plants
Harvest in July
39 plants
- BasilOcimum basilicum
- BeetrootBeta vulgaris subsp. vulgaris
- Broad beanVicia faba
- BroccoliBrassica oleracea var. italica
- Butterhead lettuceLactuca sativa var. capitata
- CarrotDaucus carota subsp. sativus
- CauliflowerBrassica oleracea var. botrytis
- ChivesAllium schoenoprasum
- Climbing beanPhaseolus vulgaris var. vulgaris
- CorianderCoriandrum sativum
- CourgetteCucurbita pepo
- CucumberCucumis sativus
- DillAnethum graveolens
- Dwarf beanPhaseolus vulgaris var. nanus
- GarlicAllium sativum
- KohlrabiBrassica oleracea var. gongylodes
- Lemon balmMelissa officinalis
- Loose-leaf lettuceLactuca sativa var. crispa
- LovageLevisticum officinale
- MangetoutPisum sativum var. saccharatum
- MarjoramOriganum majorana
- MintMentha × piperita
- Mooli radishRaphanus sativus var. longipinnatus
- OnionAllium cepa
- OreganoOriganum vulgare
- ParsleyPetroselinum crispum
- PeaPisum sativum
- PotatoSolanum tuberosum
- RocketEruca vesicaria subsp. sativa
- RosemarySalvia rosmarinus
- SageSalvia officinalis
- ShallotAllium cepa var. aggregatum
- Spring onionAllium fistulosum
- Summer savorySatureja hortensis
- Sweet pepperCapsicum annuum
- Swiss chardBeta vulgaris subsp. vulgaris var. cicla
- TarragonArtemisia dracunculus
- ThymeThymus vulgaris
- TomatoSolanum lycopersicum
These timings are for the moderate climate band. In the mild west everything runs about two weeks earlier, in harsh uplands two weeks later. Adjust for your region
All timings are guide values for the given climate, not a guarantee. Weather, aspect and variety all have a say.