Seeds to start
Green manures, Hardy annual flowers, Winter salad
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Automatically updates each day with UK-friendly tasks, tips, and seasonal focus.
Today
Sunday, 27 September 2026 - Transition to cooler weather
Things to plant out
Garlic (late month), Spring cabbage, Overwintering onion sets
Ready now
Maincrop potatoes, Apples and pears, Runner beans
Maintenance focus
Net brassicas and fruit, Start leaf-mould collection, Compost old tomato vines
Monthly planner
August tasks
Sow
What to sow
Spinach, Pak choi, Winter lettuce
Plant
What to plant
Overwintering brassicas, Spring cabbage plugs, Strawberries (new beds)
Harvest
What to harvest
Tomatoes, Potatoes, Onions
Jobs
Key jobs
Cure onions and garlic, Save seed from best plants, Clear spent crops quickly
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