What To Sow This Week (+ Varieties List)

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-21st April Sowing List

Below are all the crops that can be sown this week, as well as specific varieties based on timings. You can see my staple variety list further down.

(All for sowing undercover - * = bottom heat required and supplemental lighting if not in a polytunnel/greenhouse)

Vegetables & Annual Herbs

Beetroot
Brussel Sprouts
Cabbage
Cape gooseberry
Carrots
Cauliflower
Courgette & other summer squash
Cucumber
Dwarf beans
Fennel
Fava Beans
Kale
Kohlrabi
Leek
Lettuce
Maincrop Potatoes
New Potatoes
Onions
Parsnip
Peas
Perpetual Spinach
Pumpkin & other winter squash
Radish
Runner beans
Spinach
Spring onions
Sweetcorn
Swiss Chard
Summer Cabbage
Swede
Tomatoes (last chance!)
Turnips

Flowers and Herbs

Basil*
Borage
Calendula
Coriander
Cosmos
Dahlia seeds
Delphiniums
Dill
Korean Mint
Nasturtiums
Parsley
Poppies
Sunflowers

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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