August 2026 · UK planting calendar
When to sow, plant and pick. Worked out for your town.
Planting dates calibrated to your local frost history, not a generic UK calendar.
In season now
What to grow this August
Turnip
last month to sow outdoors
Sow April to August, harvest August to November.
Mooli
sow outdoors until Sept
Sow June to September, harvest September to November.
Kohlrabi
last month to sow outdoors
Sow March to August, harvest July to October.
Pak Choi
sow outdoors until Sept
Sow May to September, harvest August to October.
Coriander
sow outdoors until Oct
Sow March to October, harvest July to October.
Dill
last month to sow outdoors
Sow May to August, harvest August to October.
How it works
Three steps. Town first, then a plant, then dates that actually match where you garden.
Choose your town
Every date on the site is worked out from thirty years of frost records for where you actually garden.
Pick your plants
Browse vegetables, fruits, and herbs. Search by name or explore what's in season.
Get your schedule
See windows for sowing, transplanting, and harvesting, all adjusted to your area.
Dates come from thirty years of frost history for your town, not a generic UK calendar. What works in Cornwall can be weeks off for Edinburgh. That's gardening.
Same tomato, different towns
Penzance · last frost ≈ 23 Mar
Sow indoors February, plant out February to April, harvest June to November. Frost risk November to March.
Edinburgh · last frost ≈ 4 May
Sow indoors March to April, plant out April to June, harvest August to October. Frost risk October to May.
From the blog
14 Jan 2026
When to Plant Vegetables in the UK (Without Guessing)
Confused about when to plant vegetables in the UK? Learn why generic calendars don't work - and how to get planting dates that actually match where you garden.
Start with your town.
Free, no account needed — every date on the site recalibrates to your frost history.