Sowing in September
September is the last sowing month of the year. It is the right moment for lamb's lettuce and winter spinach, and too late for nearly everything else. At the same time the main harvest comes in: squash, beans, brassicas, the first storing carrots.
Sow outdoors in September
7 plants
Plant out in September
1 plant
Harvest in September
51 plants
- Asian salad greensBrassica rapa var. japonica
- AubergineSolanum melongena
- BasilOcimum basilicum
- BeetrootBeta vulgaris subsp. vulgaris
- BroccoliBrassica oleracea var. italica
- Butterhead lettuceLactuca sativa var. capitata
- CarrotDaucus carota subsp. sativus
- CauliflowerBrassica oleracea var. botrytis
- CeleriacApium graveolens var. rapaceum
- ChervilAnthriscus cerefolium
- ChilliCapsicum annuum
- ChivesAllium schoenoprasum
- Climbing beanPhaseolus vulgaris var. vulgaris
- CorianderCoriandrum sativum
- CourgetteCucurbita pepo
- CucumberCucumis sativus
- DillAnethum graveolens
- Dwarf beanPhaseolus vulgaris var. nanus
- EndiveCichorium endivia
- Hamburg parsleyPetroselinum crispum subsp. tuberosum
- KohlrabiBrassica oleracea var. gongylodes
- LeekAllium porrum
- Lemon balmMelissa officinalis
- Loose-leaf lettuceLactuca sativa var. crispa
- LovageLevisticum officinale
- MarjoramOriganum majorana
- MintMentha × piperita
- Mooli radishRaphanus sativus var. longipinnatus
- OnionAllium cepa
- OreganoOriganum vulgare
- Pak choiBrassica rapa subsp. chinensis
- ParsleyPetroselinum crispum
- PotatoSolanum tuberosum
- PumpkinCucurbita maxima
- RadishRaphanus sativus var. sativus
- Red cabbageBrassica oleracea var. capitata f. rubra
- RocketEruca vesicaria subsp. sativa
- RosemarySalvia rosmarinus
- SageSalvia officinalis
- Savoy cabbageBrassica oleracea var. sabauda
- SpinachSpinacia oleracea
- Spring onionAllium fistulosum
- Summer savorySatureja hortensis
- SwedeBrassica napus subsp. rapifera
- Sweet pepperCapsicum annuum
- SweetcornZea mays convar. saccharata
- Swiss chardBeta vulgaris subsp. vulgaris var. cicla
- TarragonArtemisia dracunculus
- ThymeThymus vulgaris
- TomatoSolanum lycopersicum
- White cabbageBrassica oleracea var. capitata f. alba
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.