January
This is a great time to start planning for the year ahead. Plant Garlic cloves in pots to transplant later. Order seed potatoes. Prepare ground for Asparagus
February
We are now in late winter, the ground is hard with frost and planting should be reserved to the greenhouse or indoor window sills. May continue planting bare-root Roses.
March
Indoor sowings of Tomatoes, Aubergines and Peppers should be carried out, and leave them on windows sills to germinate.
April
Unprotected plants can also be killed off with frosts, so don't get too bold and leave them unprotected just yet.
May
Sow vegetables outside, tie up soft fruit cordons, sow beans, plant onion sets, fertilize vegetable beds.
June
Watering seedlings in the early morning and late evening should give you the opportunity to spot possible problems as they develop. Pick peas to encourage more flowers. Harvest early potatoes.
July
The amount of plants for sowing this month is starting to drop off, here are some of the more popular vegetables. Broad Beans, Dwarf Beans, Mung Beans, Beetroot, Spring Cabbage, Carrots (for continuation), Next years Cauliflowers, Chicory, Coriander (Cilantro), Endive, Kohl Rabi, Lettuce for continuation and winter lettuce, Pak Choi, Peas, Radicchio, Radish, Turnips.
August
Grow and train vegetables, trim tomatoes, blanch celery, protect Cauliflowers. If you have not done so already pinch out the tops of Cordon Tomato plants to prevent them from growing too tall. The following seeds should be sown this month: Cabage, Chicory, Winter Lettuc, Mung Beans, Autumn Onion, and Turnip.
September
Early Autumn is here and harvesting of Onions and Potatoes should be finishing soon. Sow broad beans and hardy peas for early crops next year. Sow spring cabbages, Japanese onions, turnips for green tops, winter lettuces, spinach, endive, corn salad, land cress and baby salad leaves. Finish summer pruning of apple and pear trees.
October
The main jobs this month are to clear away the remains of the summer bedding plants, plant bulbs and prepare non-hardy plants for the first frosts.
November
After the Beans and Peas have been harvested, turn the ground and leave it for the winter. Legumes have bacteria around their roots which store Nitrogen and by using the frosts of winter to break up the soil the nitrogen can be absorbed into the surrounding ground. It is also time to lift root vegetables, and store them for later use. Thin Onions and Turnips if required.
December
It's catalogue time in the fruit Lingerie. Time to make the selection for next year and get them posted for planting in late Autumn. It is also a good time to start moving fruit trees to new locations. If you still have any Apples and Pears then get them harvested and stored. Cuttings from Apricots, Cherries and Gooseberries should be burnt to prevent any infections.