This chart indicates chief outdoor sowing and planting dates and season of use of common crops. Frame and greenhouse sowings and cultural details of all vegetables and salads, plants and herbs are given in the alphabetical section.
Crop Sow in Open Plant Out
Ready Available Until ARTICHOKE (Jerusalem) February-March November March BEAN, Broad
Dwarf French
November, Feb-May
Late April
June
July
August
September
Runner May, June July October Haricot Early May November Late Winter BEET April - late May July March BROCCOLI March - May May - June October May BRUSSELS SPROUTS March - April May - June November March CABBAGE
Spring
Autumn
July - August
April
October
June
February
October
May
January
CARROT March - April July April CAULIFLOWER Early April May - June July October CELERY April June - July December April CRESS March - September Ready about 16 days after sowing KALE Early April June - July December April LEEK March July October April LETTUCE March - August Ready in about 10 weeks after sowing MARROW May May - June August November ONION March
August
May - June
September
March
May
June
PARSLEY March - July June - October All the Year PEA, Early
Maincrop
February - March
March - April
June
July
July
August
POTATOE, Early
Maincrop
March - April
April - mid May
July
Late September
September RADISH March - September Ready in 5 to 6 weeks after sowing RHUBARB March April July SAVOY March - April - May May - July August March SHALLOT January - February July March SPINACH February - August May September SWEDE May - July October March TOMATO In heat Late May July October TURNIP August October December