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
2 plants
Harvest in September
62 plants
- Asian salad greensBrassica rapa var. japonica
- AubergineSolanum melongena
- Autumn raspberryRubus idaeus
- BasilOcimum basilicum
- BeetrootBeta vulgaris subsp. vulgaris
- BlackberryRubus fruticosus
- BlueberryVaccinium corymbosum
- BroccoliBrassica oleracea var. italica
- Butterhead lettuceLactuca sativa var. capitata
- Cape gooseberryPhysalis peruviana
- CarrotDaucus carota subsp. sativus
- CauliflowerBrassica oleracea var. botrytis
- CeleriacApium graveolens var. rapaceum
- ChervilAnthriscus cerefolium
- ChilliCapsicum annuum
- ChivesAllium schoenoprasum
- Climbing beanPhaseolus vulgaris var. vulgaris
- Columnar appleMalus domestica
- CorianderCoriandrum sativum
- CourgetteCucurbita pepo
- CucamelonMelothria scabra
- CucumberCucumis sativus
- DamsonPrunus domestica subsp. domestica
- DillAnethum graveolens
- Dwarf beanPhaseolus vulgaris var. nanus
- Dwarf peachPrunus persica
- EndiveCichorium endivia
- FigFicus carica
- Hamburg parsleyPetroselinum crispum subsp. tuberosum
- KohlrabiBrassica oleracea var. gongylodes
- LeekAllium porrum
- Lemon balmMelissa officinalis
- Loose-leaf lettuceLactuca sativa var. crispa
- LovageLevisticum officinale
- MarjoramOriganum majorana
- MelonCucumis melo
- 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
- Table grapeVitis vinifera
- 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.