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Seasonal Allotment Guides
Master the rhythm of the growing year at Seeds Lane. Our monthly guide provides specific, localized gardening intelligence—from the precise moment to sow heirloom seeds to the essential soil preservation techniques for the London climate.
- What to Plant: Seasonal sowing & transplanting
- Maintenance Tips: Pruning, feeding & soil care
- Harvest Moon: Best timings for gathering crops
Seasonal Planting Guide
Success at Seeds Lane Allotments depends on working with the rhythm of the year. Use these month-by-month planting lists to maximize your community garden harvest.
January & February
- Sow Broad Beans (under cover)
- Plant Garlic and Shallots
- Start Chillies indoors
- Plan bed rotations
March & April
- Plant Onions and Early Potatoes
- Sow Peas and Spinach
- Start Brassicas in trays
- Direct sow Carrots
May & June
- Plant out Tomatoes
- Sow Runner Beans
- Transplant Courgettes
- Sow Beetroot for succession
July & August
- Sow Winter Salads
- Plant out Leeks
- Sow Spring Cabbage
- Harvest Early Potatoes
September & October
- Sow Winter Beans
- Plant Onion sets for spring
- Clear finished crops
- Green manures for cover
November & December
- Plant Fruit Bushes
- Sow hardy Broad Beans
- Mulch empty beds
- General garden maintenance
A month-by-month roadmap for the Seeds Lane community. Master your allotment with dedicated maintenance tips and specialized planting schedules tailored for our local soil.
January
- Plant: Broad beans, sweet peas, garlic
- Tips: Crop rotation planning, repair structures, prune fruit trees
February
- Plant: Parsley, cilantro, early peas
- Tips: Chit potatoes, mulch fruit bushes, clear debris
March
- Plant: Early potatoes, carrots, onions
- Tips: Feed fruit trees, weed beds, build bean supports
April
- Plant: Maincrop potatoes, beetroot, leeks
- Tips: Protect blossoms, thin out seedlings, start compost
May
- Plant: Runner beans, sweetcorn, courgettes
- Tips: Harden off plants, earth up potatoes
June
- Plant: Salad leaves, spring onions, pumpkins
- Tips: Hoe weeds, water regularly, pinch tomato shoots
July
- Plant: Carrots (late), kohlrabi, swiss chard
- Tips: Harvest berries, mulch for water, check pests
August
- Plant: Winter cabbage, turnips, spring cabbage
- Tips: Harvest onions, prune summer fruit, save seeds
September
- Plant: Spinach, radishes, garlic (early)
- Tips: Plant green manure, clear spent crops
October
- Plant: Winter beans, rhubarb sets, garlic
- Tips: Apply leaf mulch, clean greenhouse, tidy sheds
November
- Plant: Fruit trees, raspberry canes
- Tips: Stake brassicas, dig soil, insulate taps
December
- Plant: Shallots, grape vines, rhubarb
- Tips: Winter pruning, order seeds, wash pots
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