Seeds to start
Spinach, Pak choi, Winter lettuce
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Automatically updates each day with UK-friendly tasks, tips, and seasonal focus.
Today
Wednesday, 12 August 2026 - Harvest heavy and plan autumn
Things to plant out
Overwintering brassicas, Spring cabbage plugs, Strawberries (new beds)
Ready now
Tomatoes, Potatoes, Onions
Maintenance focus
Cure onions and garlic, Save seed from best plants, Clear spent crops quickly
Monthly planner
January tasks
Sow
What to sow
Broad beans (under cover), Chillies indoors, Sweet peppers indoors
Plant
What to plant
Bare-root fruit canes, Rhubarb crowns (if soil is workable)
Harvest
What to harvest
Leeks, Parsnips, Kale
Jobs
Key jobs
Clean and sharpen tools, Order seeds and plan crop rotation, Check winter protection after frost
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- Eight garden diseases and pests that thrive during heatwaves and how to stop them - The Sun: best next steps for UK gardeners
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- What To Do In Your Garden In August: Everything To Plant, Prune And Harvest - Country Living Magazine: what it means for UK gardeners
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