What To Sow This Week (+ Varieties List)

Jul 28, 2024

Hello and a very warm welcome to my weekly updated sowing list for USDA hardiness zones 7-9 in the Northern Hemisphere. As time progresses, more zones will be included, as well as a Southern Hemisphere version, and the full back catalogue of each week. To access this resource, just search sow.today and it’ll take you directly to this page. Under the sowing list lives another list featuring my go-to staple variety choice for all the crops I grow.

14th September - 21st September Sowing list

The sowing suddenly grinds to a halt! However cover crops for any spare gaps in your raised beds are a good idea, and there are still some things that you can grow on undercover.

Outdoor growing

Cover crops & green manures

Undercover growing

Summer radish (last chance)
Spinach (winter varieties)
Lettuce (winter varieties)
Mustard
Hardy oriental greens
Pea shoots
Fava bean shoots
Kale

Tip - No space for a polytunnel? Make your own hoop bed! Watch this video tutorial.

Huw’s Staple Varieties

Here is a list of my favourite annual and biennial staple varieties I grow in my kitchen garden. The first named variety is my staple choice which covers both productivity, resilience, and taste, and any subsequent varieties are other fantastic performers. I check all links on a monthly basis to ensure there is stock whenever possible.

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Grow organic for less

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