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What to sow in September, where you live
The North East is a fortnight behind the South West, and everyone's guessing. Give us the first half of your postcode and the page you get is for your patch: typical frost dates, what goes in this month, what's ready, and what club gardeners near you have actually sown.
Scotland
Typical last frost about 25 May, first autumn frost about 5 October.
AB Aberdeen · DD Dundee · DG Dumfries · EH Edinburgh · FK Falkirk · G Glasgow · HS the Outer Hebrides · IV Inverness · KA Kilmarnock · KW Kirkwall · KY Kirkcaldy · ML Motherwell · PA Paisley · PH Perth · TD Galashiels · ZE Shetland
The South
Typical last frost about 1 May, first autumn frost about 30 October.
AL St Albans · BH Bournemouth · BN Brighton · CT Canterbury · GU Guildford · HP Hemel Hempstead · LU Luton · ME Medway · MK Milton Keynes · OX Oxford · PO Portsmouth · RG Reading · RH Redhill · SG Stevenage · SL Slough · SN Swindon · SO Southampton · SP Salisbury · TN Tonbridge
The Midlands
Typical last frost about 10 May, first autumn frost about 20 October.
B Birmingham · CV Coventry · DE Derby · DY Dudley · GL Gloucester · HR Hereford · LE Leicester · LN Lincoln · NG Nottingham · NN Northampton · ST Stoke · SY Shrewsbury · TF Telford · WR Worcester · WS Walsall · WV Wolverhampton
The South West
Typical last frost about 20 April, first autumn frost about 10 November.
BA Bath · BS Bristol · DT Dorchester · EX Exeter · PL Plymouth · TA Taunton · TQ Torquay · TR Truro
The North West
Typical last frost about 15 May, first autumn frost about 15 October.
BB Blackburn · BL Bolton · CH Chester · CW Crewe · FY Blackpool · IM the Isle of Man · L Liverpool · LA Lancaster · M Manchester · OL Oldham · PR Preston · SK Stockport · WA Warrington · WN Wigan
Yorkshire
Typical last frost about 15 May, first autumn frost about 15 October.
BD Bradford · DN Doncaster · HD Huddersfield · HG Harrogate · HU Hull · HX Halifax · LS Leeds · S Sheffield · WF Wakefield · YO York
London
Typical last frost about 25 April, first autumn frost about 5 November.
BR Bromley · CR Croydon · DA Dartford · E East London · EC Central London · EN Enfield · HA Harrow · IG Ilford · KT Kingston · N North London · NW North West London · RM Romford · SE South East London · SM Sutton · SW South West London · TW Twickenham · UB Southall · W West London · WC Central London · WD Watford
Northern Ireland
Typical last frost about 15 May, first autumn frost about 15 October.
The North East
Typical last frost about 20 May, first autumn frost about 10 October.
CA Carlisle · DH Durham · DL Darlington · NE Newcastle · SR Sunderland · TS Teesside
East Anglia
Typical last frost about 5 May, first autumn frost about 25 October.
CB Cambridge · CM Chelmsford · CO Colchester · IP Ipswich · NR Norwich · PE Peterborough · SS Southend
Wales
Typical last frost about 10 May, first autumn frost about 20 October.
CF Cardiff · LD Llandrindod Wells · LL Llandudno · NP Newport · SA Swansea
The Channel Islands
Typical last frost about 10 May, first autumn frost about 25 October.
Plan the plot, track every sowing, cook the harvest
Sowing reminders and harvest forecasts for your own frost dates, the Seed Tin, Scan Centre for any label or packet, and the Potty Mouth Garden Club. Free to start.
Allotment keeper in the North East of England, the voice behind the Tony C Smith YouTube channel, and the gardener who built GrowMore CookMore. Club numbers on this page update as members log their plots. Last updated 4 September 2026.