What to plant in September in United Kingdom

3 vegetables, fruits and herbs to sow or plant in September in United Kingdom, for the climate around Cambridge area, eastern England (52°N, 0°).

Climate: Cool temperate climate with frosts from roughly October to April, a mild wet winter, a dry spring and early summer, and warm but rarely hot summers, so crops need sowing after the last frost and benefit from protection in early spring.

Vegetables

  • Lettuce Lactuca sativa

    Quick cool-season leaves that sow in succession from spring to early autumn and tolerate the mild British summers.

    Harvest: 45–60 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →

  • Spinach Spinacia oleracea

    Thrives in the cool spring and autumn and resists the local frosts without protection.

    Harvest: 40–50 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →

  • Radish Raphanus sativus

    The fastest crop in the garden, sown repeatedly through the growing season.

    Harvest: 25–35 daysEasyIn pots