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The Cottage PlotFree download · 15-page PDF

Never miss planting season again.

The UK What-To-Plant Every Month Calendar (2026) — a beginner-friendly, month-by-month sowing guide written for British gardens.

  • Month-by-month sowing guide (Jan – Dec)
  • Beginner-friendly vegetables to start with
  • Easy wins for every month of the year
  • Cottage-garden flower suggestions
  • The mistakes most beginners make — and how to avoid them
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What's inside

Twelve months. One quiet plan.

Every month tells you exactly what to sow, plant, and tend — so you spend less time wondering and more time growing.

Jan

January

Order seeds, sow sweet peas under cover.

Feb

February

Start tomatoes and peppers on a warm windowsill.

Mar

March

Direct-sow carrots, radishes, beetroot, peas.

Apr

April

Plant potatoes, sow salad leaves and hardy annuals.

May

May

Plant out runner beans, courgettes, squash.

Jun

June

Sow biennials and autumn brassicas for winter.

Jul

July

Pinch tomato side-shoots, feed weekly.

Aug

August

Sow oriental greens, keep harvesting, save seeds.

Sep

September

Plant garlic, sow overwintering broad beans.

Oct

October

Clear beds, mulch, and plan next year's rotation.

Nov

November

Tulips go in now — not before.

Dec

December

Rest, review, and order next year's seed catalogues.

15

Beautiful pages

12

Months covered

50+

Plants & tips

0

Cost — always free

Plant the right thing, in the right week.

Free, no payment, no account. Just the calendar UK gardeners have been asking for.

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