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What to sow, plant and harvest in October (UK)
Everything in the catalogue you can sow, plant out or pick in October, for central England. Go a couple of weeks later in the north and earlier in the south.
Sow indoors in October
Sow outdoors in October
Plant out in October
- 🌿 Rhubarb
- 🫐 Blueberries
- 🪻 Salvia 'Caradonna'
- 🪻 Lupins
- 🌷 Tulips
- 🌼 Daffodils
- 💛 Violas & pansies
- 🟣 Hardy geranium 'Rozanne'
- 🤍 Japanese anemone
- 💠 Hydrangea
- 🌿 Ferns
- 🤍 Hellebores
- 🤍 Snowdrops
- 🟣 Alliums
- 💜 Crocuses
- 🪻 Hyacinths
- 🔵 English bluebells
- 🌷 Lilies
- 🌸 Peonies
- 🪻 Granny's bonnets (aquilegia)
- 🩷 Astilbes
- 🍁 Heucheras
- 🌼 Primroses
- 🟣 Clematis
- 🌼 Honeysuckle
- 💜 Buddleja (butterfly bush)
Ready to pick in October
- 🔴 Radishes
- 🥬 Salad leaves
- 🌱 Spring onions
- 🥒 Courgettes
- 🌸 Nasturtiums
- 🌿 Chives
- 🌿 Mint
- 🥬 Swiss chard
- 🟣 Beetroot
- 🫘 Runner beans
- 🥕 Carrots
- 🍅 Cherry tomatoes
- 🍅 Big tomatoes
- 🎃 Butternut squash
- 🍠 Sweet potatoes
- 🎃 Pumpkins
- 🥬 Kale
- 🥬 Leeks
- 🥕 Parsnips
- 🍇 Raspberries
- 🌶️ Chillies
- 🫑 Sweet peppers
- 🥦 Cauliflower
- 🥦 Brussels sprouts
- 🍆 Aubergine
- 🌿 Parsley
- 🌿 Coriander
- 🌿 Thyme
- 🌿 Rosemary
- 🌿 Sage
- 🌼 French marigolds
- 🧡 Calendula (pot marigold)
- 💜 Phacelia
- 🤍 Sweet alyssum
- 🌸 Cosmos
- 🌺 Zinnias
- 🌺 Dahlias
- 💛 Violas & pansies
- 🟣 Hardy geranium 'Rozanne'
- 🩷 Hardy fuchsia
- 🤍 Japanese anemone
- 🌿 Ferns
- 🐉 Snapdragons
- 🟣 Petunias
- 🔴 Bedding geraniums
- 🌺 Begonias
- 🩷 Busy Lizzies
- 🌼 Black-eyed Susans (rudbeckia)
- 💜 Verbena bonariensis
- 🍁 Heucheras
Fruit ready to pick in October
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