September 2026 · York planting calendar

When to sow, plant and pick in York.

Planting dates calibrated to real frost history for York, not a generic UK calendar.

In season now

What to grow now in York

Radish

Radish

last month to sow outdoors

Sow outdoors March to September, harvest April to October. Typical frost risk October to April.

Mustard Greens

Mustard Greens

last month to sow outdoors

Sow outdoors April to September, harvest April to October. Typical frost risk October to April.

Mizuna

Mizuna

last month to sow outdoors

Sow outdoors April to September, harvest May to October. Typical frost risk October to April.

Strawberry

Strawberry

plant out until Dec

Plant out September to December, harvest June to July. Typical frost risk October to April.

Garlic

Garlic

Plan ahead · plant out from 29 Sept

Plant out September to November, harvest May to September. Typical frost risk October to April.

Elephant Garlic

Elephant Garlic

Plan ahead · plant out from 29 Sept

Plant out September to November, harvest April to July. Typical frost risk October to April.

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Based on 30-year averages · keep an eye on the forecast

Your garden in When to Plant

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Turn planting dates into a plan for your own patch. Create a garden to keep your plants, next jobs and growing notes in one place.

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    Follow growing steps timed to your garden’s location.

  3. See how your garden grows

    Tick off jobs and add notes as you go, from sowing to harvest.

Calibrated to York

Two dates set the growing year in York.

Every sowing, planting-out and harvest window on this site is worked out from the average last spring frost and first autumn frost in York, taken from 30 years of Met Office records, and what each plant can put up with.

They're averages, not promises. A late frost can still flatten your courgettes, so keep an eye on the forecast. That's gardening.

Where the dates come from →

Average frost dates for York

Average last spring frost
around 26 Apr
Average first autumn frost
around 29 Oct
Average frost-free days
≈ 186

Same tomato, different towns

  • Penzance

    average last frost around 23 Mar · about 247 frost-free days on average

    Sow indoors February, plant out April, harvest June to November. Typical frost risk November to March.

  • York (your town)

    average last frost around 26 Apr · about 186 frost-free days on average

    Sow indoors March, plant out May, harvest July to October. Typical frost risk October to April.

  • Edinburgh

    average last frost around 4 May · about 165 frost-free days on average

    Sow indoors March to April, plant out May to June, harvest August to October. Typical frost risk October to May.

Met Office HadUK-Grid · 30-year averages

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