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
Mooli
last month to sow outdoors
Sow July to August, harvest October to November.
Pak Choi
sow outdoors until Sept
Sow May to September, harvest August to October.
Rosemary
last month to plant out
Sow indoors May, plant out June to August, harvest August to November.
Peony
plant out until Mar
Plant out May to March, harvest June to October.
Basil
harvest until Sept
Sow indoors March to April, plant out May to June, harvest July to September.
Calabrese
harvest until Sept
Sow indoors March to April, plant out May to June, harvest July to September.
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
10 Aug 2026
UK Drought 2026: How to Keep Your Garden Alive (Even With Hosepipe Bans)
Hosepipe bans don't mean a dead garden: what to water first, how to stretch every litre, and what's still worth planting.
Read the blog →Start with your town.
Free, no account needed — every date on the site recalibrates to your frost history.