What to sow and plant in autumn — UK
Autumn is the UK's best planting season and the one beginners most often skip. The soil still holds its summer warmth, the rain has come back, and anything planted now spends the winter putting down roots instead of fighting to survive. Garlic, onion sets, spring cabbage, overwintering broad beans and peas, bare-root fruit trees and bushes, strawberry runners and every spring-flowering bulb all go in between September and November.
Sow in autumn
Radish
Raphanus sativus
Lettuce
Lactuca sativa
Garden Pea
Pisum sativum
Spinach
Spinacia oleracea
Swiss Chard
Beta vulgaris
Spring Onion
Allium fistulosum
Rocket
Eruca sativa
Sweet Pea
Lathyrus odoratus
Nigella
Nigella damascena
Cornflower
Centaurea cyanus
Iceland Poppy
Papaver nudicaule
Turnip
Brassica rapa
Pak Choi
Brassica rapa chinensis
Mizuna
Brassica rapa nipposinica
Mustard Greens
Brassica juncea
Broad Bean
Vicia faba
Endive
Cichorium endivia
Columbine
Aquilegia vulgaris
Plant in autumn
Onion
Allium cepa
Garlic
Allium sativum
Cabbage
Brassica oleracea
Rhubarb
Rheum rhabarbarum
Strawberry
Fragaria x ananassa
Raspberry
Rubus idaeus
Raspberry
Rubus idaeus
Blackberry
Rubus fruticosus
Blueberry
Vaccinium corymbosum
Gooseberry
Ribes uva-crispa
Blackcurrant
Ribes nigrum
Redcurrant
Ribes rubrum
Apple
Malus domestica
Pear
Pyrus communis
Plum
Prunus domestica
Cherry
Prunus avium
Peach
Prunus persica
Grape Vine
Vitis vinifera
Quince
Cydonia oblonga
Damson
Prunus insititia
Pansy / Viola
Viola x wittrockiana
Climbing Rose
Rosa
Bush Rose
Rosa
Hellebore
Helleborus
Foxglove
Digitalis purpurea
Peony
Paeonia
Wisteria
Wisteria sinensis
Daffodil
Narcissus
Tulip
Tulipa
Crocus
Crocus
English Bluebell
Hyacinthoides non-scripta
Allium 'Globemaster'
Allium 'Globemaster'
Hyacinth
Hyacinthus orientalis
Grape Hyacinth
Muscari armeniacum
Iris reticulata
Iris reticulata
Wood Anemone
Anemone blanda
Snake's Head Fritillary
Fritillaria meleagris
Glory of the Snow
Chionodoxa luciliae
Siberian Squill
Scilla siberica
Winter Aconite
Eranthis hyemalis
Camassia
Camassia leichtlinii
Lily
Lilium
Foxtail Lily
Eremurus
English Primrose
Primula vulgaris
Forget-me-not
Myosotis
Sweet William
Dianthus barbatus
Camellia
Camellia japonica
Star Magnolia
Magnolia stellata
Rhododendron
Rhododendron
Azalea
Rhododendron (Azalea group)
Pieris 'Forest Flame'
Pieris japonica 'Forest Flame'
Skimmia
Skimmia japonica
Mahonia
Mahonia x media 'Charity'
Viburnum tinus
Viburnum tinus
Daphne
Daphne odora
Spirea
Spiraea japonica
Forsythia
Forsythia x intermedia
Weigela
Weigela florida
Honeysuckle
Lonicera periclymenum
Winter Jasmine
Jasminum nudiflorum
Climbing Hydrangea
Hydrangea petiolaris
Virginia Creeper
Parthenocissus quinquefolia
English Ivy
Hedera helix
Shallot
Allium cepa aggregatum
Mulberry
Morus nigra
Cobnut / Hazelnut
Corylus avellana
Walnut
Juglans regia
Medlar
Mespilus germanica
Tayberry
Rubus 'Tayberry'
Jostaberry
Ribes x nidigrolaria
Whitecurrant
Ribes rubrum
Japanese Wineberry
Rubus phoenicolasius
Black Elder
Sambucus nigra
Sea Buckthorn
Hippophae rhamnoides
Pawpaw
Asimina triloba
Persimmon
Diospyros kaki
Chokeberry
Aronia melanocarpa
White Mulberry
Morus alba
Summer Snowflake
Leucojum aestivum
Spring Starflower
Ipheion uniflorum
Striped Squill
Puschkinia scilloides
Dwarf Narcissus
Narcissus 'Tete a Tete'
Hardy Cyclamen
Cyclamen coum
Lilac
Syringa vulgaris
Mock Orange
Philadelphus coronarius
Pearl Bush
Exochorda x macrantha
Kerria
Kerria japonica
Beauty Bush
Kolkwitzia amabilis
Deutzia
Deutzia x rosea
Firethorn
Pyracantha
Flowering Currant
Ribes sanguineum
Climbing Hydrangea
Pileostegia viburnoides
Harvest in autumn
Radish
Raphanus sativus
Cherry Tomato
Solanum lycopersicum
Beef Tomato
Solanum lycopersicum
Cucumber
Cucumis sativus
Courgette
Cucurbita pepo
Runner Bean
Phaseolus coccineus
Dwarf French Bean
Phaseolus vulgaris
Carrot
Daucus carota
Spinach
Spinacia oleracea
Swiss Chard
Beta vulgaris
Kale
Brassica oleracea
Cabbage
Brassica oleracea
Broccoli
Brassica oleracea
Brussels Sprout
Brassica oleracea
Cauliflower
Brassica oleracea
Chilli
Capsicum annuum
Sweetcorn
Zea mays
Pumpkin
Cucurbita maxima
Butternut Squash
Cucurbita moschata
Leek
Allium ampeloprasum
Spring Onion
Allium fistulosum
Rocket
Eruca sativa
Mint
Mentha spicata
Flat-leaf Parsley
Petroselinum crispum
Basil
Ocimum basilicum
Fennel
Foeniculum vulgare
Raspberry
Rubus idaeus
Blackberry
Rubus fruticosus
Apple
Malus domestica
Pear
Pyrus communis
Fig
Ficus carica
Grape Vine
Vitis vinifera
Quince
Cydonia oblonga
Damson
Prunus insititia
Cranberry
Vaccinium oxycoccos
Parsnip
Pastinaca sativa
Swede
Brassica napus
Turnip
Brassica rapa
Florence Fennel
Foeniculum vulgare azoricum
Celery
Apium graveolens
Celeriac
Apium graveolens rapaceum
Pak Choi
Brassica rapa chinensis
Mizuna
Brassica rapa nipposinica
Mustard Greens
Brassica juncea
Sweet Marjoram
Origanum majorana
Borage
Borago officinalis
Lovage
Levisticum officinale
Lemon Verbena
Aloysia citrodora
Anise Hyssop
Agastache foeniculum
Mulberry
Morus nigra
Cobnut / Hazelnut
Corylus avellana
Walnut
Juglans regia
Medlar
Mespilus germanica
Endive
Cichorium endivia
Kiwi Fruit
Actinidia deliciosa
Black Elder
Sambucus nigra
Sea Buckthorn
Hippophae rhamnoides
Pawpaw
Asimina triloba
Persimmon
Diospyros kaki
Chokeberry
Aronia melanocarpa
Worth knowing: Get spring bulbs in by the end of October, but leave tulips until November. Planting tulips late genuinely reduces the risk of tulip fire disease.