Vol. IX · No. 40 Brackwater Seed Library Wednesday, 30 September 2026
The Seed Almanac

Twelve months, 53 varieties

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Sowing and harvest months for 53 varieties
VarietyJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Vegetables · 34
Onion ‘Ailsa Craig’January: sow under coverFebruary: sow under coverMarch: sow outdoorsApril: sow outdoorsAugust: harvestSeptember: harvest
Tomato ‘Gardener's Delight’February: sow under coverMarch: sow under coverApril: sow under coverJuly: harvestAugust: harvestSeptember: harvestOctober: harvest
Tomato ‘Moneymaker’February: sow under coverMarch: sow under coverApril: sow under coverJuly: harvestAugust: harvestSeptember: harvest
Tomato ‘Black Krim’February: sow under coverMarch: sow under coverApril: sow under coverAugust: harvestSeptember: harvestOctober: harvest
Chilli ‘Hungarian Hot Wax’February: sow under coverMarch: sow under coverJuly: harvestAugust: harvestSeptember: harvestOctober: harvest
Sweet pepper ‘California Wonder’February: sow under coverMarch: sow under coverAugust: harvestSeptember: harvestOctober: harvest
Broad bean ‘Aquadulce Claudia’February: sow outdoorsMarch: sow outdoorsApril: sow outdoorsMay: harvestJune: harvestJuly: harvestOctober: sow outdoorsNovember: sow outdoors
Lettuce ‘Little Gem’February: sow under coverMarch: sow under cover, sow outdoorsApril: sow outdoorsMay: sow outdoors, harvestJune: sow outdoors, harvestJuly: sow outdoors, harvestAugust: sow outdoors, harvestSeptember: harvestOctober: harvest
Lettuce ‘Lollo Rosso’February: sow under coverMarch: sow under cover, sow outdoorsApril: sow outdoorsMay: sow outdoors, harvestJune: sow outdoors, harvestJuly: sow outdoors, harvestAugust: sow outdoors, harvestSeptember: harvestOctober: harvest
Leek ‘Musselburgh’January: harvestFebruary: sow under cover, harvestMarch: sow under cover, sow outdoors, harvestApril: sow outdoorsOctober: harvestNovember: harvestDecember: harvest
Pea ‘Hurst Green Shaft’March: sow outdoorsApril: sow outdoorsMay: sow outdoorsJune: sow outdoors, harvestJuly: harvestAugust: harvestSeptember: harvest
Pea ‘Kelvedon Wonder’March: sow outdoorsApril: sow outdoorsMay: sow outdoorsJune: sow outdoors, harvestJuly: sow outdoors, harvestAugust: harvestSeptember: harvest
Lettuce ‘Winter Density’March: sow outdoorsApril: sow outdoorsMay: sow outdoors, harvestJune: sow outdoors, harvestJuly: sow outdoors, harvestAugust: sow outdoors, harvestSeptember: sow outdoors, harvestOctober: harvestNovember: harvest
Rocket ‘Salad rocket’March: sow outdoorsApril: sow outdoors, harvestMay: sow outdoors, harvestJune: sow outdoors, harvestJuly: sow outdoors, harvestAugust: sow outdoors, harvestSeptember: sow outdoors, harvestOctober: harvestNovember: harvest
Spinach ‘Giant Winter’March: sow outdoorsApril: sow outdoors, harvestMay: sow outdoors, harvestJune: harvestAugust: sow outdoorsSeptember: sow outdoorsOctober: harvestNovember: harvestDecember: harvest
Kale ‘Cavolo Nero’January: harvestFebruary: harvestMarch: sow under cover, harvestApril: sow under cover, sow outdoorsMay: sow outdoorsJune: sow outdoorsSeptember: harvestOctober: harvestNovember: harvestDecember: harvest
Carrot ‘Nantes 2’March: sow outdoorsApril: sow outdoorsMay: sow outdoorsJune: sow outdoors, harvestJuly: sow outdoors, harvestAugust: harvestSeptember: harvestOctober: harvestNovember: harvest
Carrot ‘Autumn King 2’March: sow outdoorsApril: sow outdoorsMay: sow outdoorsJune: sow outdoorsAugust: harvestSeptember: harvestOctober: harvestNovember: harvestDecember: harvest
Beetroot ‘Boltardy’March: sow under cover, sow outdoorsApril: sow outdoorsMay: sow outdoorsJune: sow outdoors, harvestJuly: sow outdoors, harvestAugust: harvestSeptember: harvestOctober: harvest
Radish ‘French Breakfast’March: sow outdoorsApril: sow outdoors, harvestMay: sow outdoors, harvestJune: sow outdoors, harvestJuly: sow outdoors, harvestAugust: sow outdoors, harvestSeptember: sow outdoors, harvestOctober: harvest
Parsnip ‘Tender and True’January: harvestFebruary: harvestMarch: sow outdoorsApril: sow outdoorsMay: sow outdoorsOctober: harvestNovember: harvestDecember: harvest
Spring onion ‘White Lisbon’March: sow outdoorsApril: sow outdoorsMay: sow outdoors, harvestJune: sow outdoors, harvestJuly: sow outdoors, harvestAugust: harvestSeptember: harvestOctober: harvest
Cucumber ‘Marketmore’April: sow under coverMay: sow under coverJune: sow outdoorsJuly: harvestAugust: harvestSeptember: harvest
Courgette ‘Black Beauty’April: sow under coverMay: sow under cover, sow outdoorsJune: sow outdoorsJuly: harvestAugust: harvestSeptember: harvestOctober: harvest
Winter squash ‘Uchiki Kuri’April: sow under coverMay: sow under coverJune: sow outdoorsSeptember: harvestOctober: harvest
Butternut squash ‘Waltham’April: sow under coverMay: sow under coverJune: sow outdoorsSeptember: harvestOctober: harvest
Sweetcorn ‘Golden Bantam’April: sow under coverMay: sow under cover, sow outdoorsJune: sow outdoorsAugust: harvestSeptember: harvest
Runner bean ‘Scarlet Emperor’April: sow under coverMay: sow under cover, sow outdoorsJune: sow outdoorsJuly: harvestAugust: harvestSeptember: harvestOctober: harvest
Climbing French bean ‘Blue Lake’April: sow under coverMay: sow under cover, sow outdoorsJune: sow outdoorsJuly: sow outdoors, harvestAugust: harvestSeptember: harvest
Swiss chard ‘Fordhook Giant’April: sow outdoorsMay: sow outdoorsJune: sow outdoors, harvestJuly: sow outdoors, harvestAugust: harvestSeptember: harvestOctober: harvestNovember: harvest
Kale ‘Red Russian’January: harvestFebruary: harvestMarch: harvestApril: sow outdoorsMay: sow outdoorsJune: sow outdoorsJuly: sow outdoorsSeptember: harvestOctober: harvestNovember: harvestDecember: harvest
Beetroot ‘Chioggia’April: sow outdoorsMay: sow outdoorsJune: sow outdoors, harvestJuly: sow outdoors, harvestAugust: harvestSeptember: harvestOctober: harvest
Dwarf French bean ‘Borlotto Lingua di Fuoco’May: sow outdoorsJune: sow outdoorsJuly: sow outdoorsAugust: harvestSeptember: harvestOctober: harvest
Pak choi ‘White stem’May: sow outdoorsJune: sow outdoors, harvestJuly: sow outdoors, harvestAugust: sow outdoors, harvestSeptember: harvestOctober: harvest
Herbs · 7
Parsley ‘Giant of Italy’February: sow under coverMarch: sow under cover, sow outdoorsApril: sow outdoorsMay: sow outdoors, harvestJune: sow outdoors, harvestJuly: sow outdoors, harvestAugust: harvestSeptember: harvestOctober: harvestNovember: harvest
Basil ‘Genovese’March: sow under coverApril: sow under coverMay: sow under coverJune: sow under cover, sow outdoors, harvestJuly: sow outdoors, harvestAugust: harvestSeptember: harvest
Coriander ‘Leisure’March: sow outdoorsApril: sow outdoorsMay: sow outdoors, harvestJune: sow outdoors, harvestJuly: sow outdoors, harvestAugust: sow outdoors, harvestSeptember: sow outdoors, harvestOctober: harvest
Chervil ‘Plain’March: sow outdoorsApril: sow outdoorsMay: sow outdoors, harvestJune: harvestJuly: harvestAugust: sow outdoorsSeptember: sow outdoors, harvestOctober: harvestNovember: harvest
Chives ‘Common’March: sow under coverApril: sow under cover, sow outdoorsMay: sow outdoors, harvestJune: harvestJuly: harvestAugust: harvestSeptember: harvestOctober: harvest
Borage ‘Blue’March: sow outdoorsApril: sow outdoorsMay: sow outdoorsJune: sow outdoors, harvestJuly: harvestAugust: harvestSeptember: harvest
Dill ‘Bouquet’April: sow outdoorsMay: sow outdoorsJune: sow outdoors, harvestJuly: sow outdoors, harvestAugust: harvestSeptember: harvest
Flowers · 12
Sweet pea ‘Cupani’January: sow under coverFebruary: sow under coverMarch: sow under cover, sow outdoorsApril: sow outdoorsJune: flowersJuly: flowersAugust: flowersSeptember: flowersOctober: sow under coverNovember: sow under cover
Calendula ‘Indian Prince’March: sow under cover, sow outdoorsApril: sow outdoorsMay: sow outdoorsJune: flowersJuly: flowersAugust: flowersSeptember: sow outdoors, flowersOctober: flowers
Cosmos ‘Purity’March: sow under coverApril: sow under coverMay: sow outdoorsJuly: flowersAugust: flowersSeptember: flowersOctober: flowers
Cornflower ‘Blue Ball’March: sow outdoorsApril: sow outdoorsMay: sow outdoorsJune: flowersJuly: flowersAugust: flowersSeptember: sow outdoors, flowers
Love-in-a-mist ‘Miss Jekyll’March: sow outdoorsApril: sow outdoorsMay: sow outdoorsJune: flowersJuly: flowersAugust: flowersSeptember: sow outdoors
California poppy ‘Orange’March: sow outdoorsApril: sow outdoorsMay: sow outdoorsJune: flowersJuly: flowersAugust: flowersSeptember: sow outdoors, flowers
Poached egg plant ‘Yellow and white’March: sow outdoorsApril: sow outdoorsMay: flowersJune: flowersJuly: flowersSeptember: sow outdoors
Phacelia ‘Tansy phacelia’March: sow outdoorsApril: sow outdoorsMay: sow outdoorsJune: sow outdoors, flowersJuly: sow outdoors, flowersAugust: sow outdoors, flowersSeptember: sow outdoors, flowersOctober: flowers
Sunflower ‘Russian Giant’April: sow under coverMay: sow outdoorsAugust: flowersSeptember: flowersOctober: flowers
Zinnia ‘Envy’April: sow under coverMay: sow outdoorsJune: sow outdoorsJuly: flowersAugust: flowersSeptember: flowersOctober: flowers
Nasturtium ‘Empress of India’April: sow under cover, sow outdoorsMay: sow outdoorsJune: sow outdoors, flowersJuly: flowersAugust: flowersSeptember: flowersOctober: flowers
Forget-me-not ‘Wood’April: flowersMay: sow outdoors, flowersJune: sow outdoors, flowersJuly: sow outdoors

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