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When to Sow Vegetables

Browse our wide range of vegetable seeds to sow throughout the year here at Dobies. From hardy veg like leeks and kale to tender crops like aubergines and chillies, we’ve got plenty of tasty suggestions for you to sow each month of the year. Stay up to date with your month by month jobs in the garden with the tips and advice at Dobies blog.

Planting Calendar - Seeds | Dobies

January

Save money at the supermarket this year by sowing your own vegetable seeds. Expensive veg like chillies and aubergines are cheap to grow from seed and benefit from an early start on a warm windowsill.

Sow Indoors Sow Outdoors
Aubergine Lettuce Peas
Cauliflower Onions
Chillies Salad leaves
Corn salad (lambs lettuce) Sprouting seeds
Herbs Summer cabbage
Kale Tomatoes (beefsteak)

February

Start sowing some of the nation's favourite vegetable seeds outside this month. Try carrot seeds, parsnips and peas.

Sow Indoors Sow Outdoors
Artichoke Leek Carrots
Asparagus Lettuce Corn salad (lambs lettuce)
Auberginestd Mint Parsnip
Basil Onion Peas
Broccoli Oregano
Brussels sprouts Parsley
Cabbage Radish
Cauliflower Salad leaves
Celery Shallot
Peppers (sweet) Sprouting seeds
Chillies Sweet marjoram
Cucumber Tomatoes (all)
Kohlrabi

March

Germinate a few tomato and courgette seeds on a sunny windowsill and you'll be rewarded with regular harvests all summer! Beans are another prolific crop to help you save money.

Sow Indoors Sow Outdoors
Artichoke (globe) Asparagus
Aubergine Beetroot
Basil Borlotti bean
Broccoli Broad beans
Brussels sprout Cabbage
Cabbage Carrots
Cape gooseberry Chives
Cauliflower Fennel bulb
Celeriac French bean
Celery Kale
Chilli (hot) Leek
Peppers (sweet) Mustard leaves
Courgette Parsnip
Cucumber Peas
French bean Radish
Leek Rocket
Lettuce Salad leaves
Marrow Salsify
Mint Spinach
Okra Spring onions
Onions Spring planting garlic
Pak choi Swiss chard
Parsley Watercress
Pumpkin Turnip
Salad leaves
Shallots
Sprouting seeds
Sweet marjoram
Tiger nuts
Tomatillos
Tomatoes
Winter squash

April

Lots of veg seeds can be sown directly outside this month. Spinach and salad leaves are excellent value cut-and-come-again crops for busy families.

Sow Indoors Sow Outdoors
Artichoke (globe) Onions Asparagus Peas
Aubergine Pak choi Beetroot Radish
Basil Parsley Borlotti bean Rocket
Broccoli Pickling cucumbers Broad beans Runner bean
Brussels sprout Pumpkin Cabbage Salad leaves
Cape gooseberry Purple sprouting Broccoli Carrots Salsify
Cauliflower Rosemary Watercress Scorzonera
Celeriac Salad leaves Chives Spinach
Celery Shallots Fennel bulb Spring onions
Chilli (hot) Sprouting seeds French beans Swiss chard
Peppers (sweet) Summer squash Green manure Turnip
Courgette Sweet marjoram Kale
Cucamelon Sweetcorn Kohl rabi
Cucumber Tiger nuts Leek
Marrow Tomatillos Lettuce
Mint Tomatoes Mustard leaves
Okra Winter squash Parsnip

May

Fresh corn on the cob is expensive to buy so try sowing Sweetcorn seeds this month. It tastes so much better than anything you can buy in a supermarket!

Sow Indoors Sow Outdoors
Basil Beetroot Scorzonera
Broccoli Broad beans Spinach
Cabbage Carrots Spring onions
Cauliflower Fennel Swede
Courgettes French beans Swiss chard
Cucamelon Jerusalem artichokes Tiger nuts
Cucumber Kohl rabi Turnip
Kale Carrots
Marrow Peas
Pak choi Radish
Purple sprouting Broccoli Rocket
Sprouting seeds Runner beans
Sweetcorn Salad leaves

June

Take advantage of extra daylight to grow quick-growing crops outside. Sow radish seeds, beetroot, and spring onions in containers if you don't have much space.

Sow Indoors Sow Outdoors
Basil Amaranth Marrow
Broccoli Beetroot Pak choi
Pak choi Carrots Peas
Pumpkin Cauliflowers Radicchio
Sprouting seeds Chicory Radishes
Chinese cabbage Runner beans
Courgettes Salad leaves
Fennel bulb Spinach
French beans Spring onions
Kohl Rabi Swiss Chard
Lettuce Turnips

July

Stir fries are a quick and healthy way to feed a family. Why not grow expensive vegetables like pak choi and swiss chard in your flower beds?

Sow Indoors Sow Outdoors
Sprouting seeds Chicory Radish
Chinese cabbage Rocket
Fennel bulb Runner beans
French beans Salad leaves
Kohl rabi Spring cabbage
Lettuce Spring onion
Pak choi Swede
Radicchio Swiss chard

August

Now is a great time to sow more mixed leaves and spinach seeds to take you through the autumn. Sow turnip and cabbage seeds outside this month too.

Sow Indoors Sow Outdoors
Sprouting seeds Beetroot Parsley
Cabbage Radish
Chard Salad leaves
Chinese cabbage Spinach
Lettuces Spring onions
Pak choi Turnip

September

September is the perfect month to save money by sowing kale and broccoli seeds. Keep your veg patch productive all through the winter.

Sow Indoors Sow Outdoors
Lettuce Broccoli Radishes
Lambs lettuce Cauliflower Rocket
Sprouting seeds Green manure Salad leaves
Kale Spinach
Mustard leaves Spring onions
Pak choi

October

Direct sow broad bean seeds this month and they'll be ready early next spring. Want some last minute crops for this year? Sow winter salad seeds and spinach.

Sow Indoors Sow Outdoors
Broccoli Broad beans Peas
Cauliflower Green manure Spinach
Lettuce Hardy spring onions Winter salad
Sprouting seeds Onion

November

Start lettuce and sprouting seeds indoors this month, and you'll be rewarded with nutritious and money-saving salads and sprouts.

Sow Indoors Sow Outdoors
Lettuce Broad beans
Mustard leaves Peas
Sprouting seeds

December

Save your pennies this month by putting sunny windowsills to work. Sow mixed salad leaves and rocket in pretty containers to harvest as and when you need something fresh and green.

Sow Indoors Sow Outdoors
Lettuce Broad beans
Mustard leaves
Sprouting seeds
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If you are wondering what vegetables to sow each month, then you are in the best place. Whether you’re starting to grow spring vegetables in March, summer vegetables in May or autumn/winter vegetables in September, Dobies has a wide range of vegetables to grow on the veg patch or allotment, in every season of the year. Order your veg seeds from Dobies and start planning your great home harvest today.

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