Seasonal guides
The Scottish growing year
Twelve monthly guides and four seasonal overviews for growing in Scotland. What to sow, plant and harvest, the key jobs, and the pests worth watching. Timing is adjusted for Scotland's later, shorter season. For dates tuned to your own garden, pair these with the region-aware Frost Date Calculator.
By season
SpringMarch · April · MayThe sowing season, and the frost gauntlet.SummerJune · July · AugustPeak growth, main harvest, and the blight watch.AutumnSeptember · October · NovemberHarvest, store, and plant for next year.WinterDecember · January · FebruaryPlan, maintain, and make the first sowings.
By month
JanuaryThe quiet turn of the year: plan, order and dream more than dig.FebruaryThe first sowings begin. On a warm windowsill, not in cold ground.MarchSowing gathers pace under cover; the first hardy crops go outdoors.AprilThe busiest sowing month. Hold the tender crops back a little longer.MayThe frost lifts across much of Scotland. Harden off before you commit.JunePeak growing: plant out with confidence and keep sowing for autumn.JulyThis monthHarvest begins in earnest. There is still time to sow for winter.AugustThe main harvest month: pick, store and sow the last quick crops.SeptemberThe season tips over: harvest, store and start planning next year.OctoberClear, tidy and plant garlic. The growing year winds down.NovemberDormant-season planting and protection. The beds go to sleep.DecemberRest, review and get ready. The calm before the seed catalogues.