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August

What to sow in August?

As August arrives, the summer sun continues to shine, and your garden is a testament to your dedication and care. Our August vegetable seed collection is a testament to the beauty and bounty of the season, offering an exceptional array of seeds perfectly tailored for this late-summer moment. With ample warmth and sunshine, it's the ideal time to plant your late-summer and autumn crops.

We've thoughtfully assembled a diverse selection of premium seeds, including classic favorites and exciting new varieties, all primed to thrive in the August conditions. Whether you're growing in open ground, raised beds, or containers, our August collection equips you to create a garden brimming with delectable produce and natural beauty. Harness the vitality of late summer with our top-quality, season-ready vegetable seeds.

Sowing in the greenhouse.
Make use of open spaces to get the last sowing of French beans underway. Dwarf french beans perform better than climbing as we head towards the end of summer. Carrots, Lettuce, Coriander, and Peas can all be sown now.

Direct sowing outside.
Make the most of the last warm soil and start sowing outside Spring Onion, Radishes, Salad crops, Chard, Pak Choi and Turnips.

Seeds to sow and grow in August

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Forono

500 Seeds per packet

Does not go woody easily

Price £0.99
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A cylindrical beat that is super easy to slice and resists going woody. Grows well in most cultivated soils. The cylindrical shape means you can grow more in a smaller space, and grows well in our British climates.

Cylindra

500 Seeds per packet

Keeps tender no woody roots

Price £0.99
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A beautiful, cylindrical beet that is easy to grow and even easier to slice! The roots never go ‘woody,’ maintaining their sweetness and tenderness throughout the long growing season. Also known as the “Butter Slicer” because of its superb texture and easy slicing. A Danish heirloom.

Golden

500 Seeds per packet

Very easy to grow

Price £1.29
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Lighter in taste and looks than the reds, these beets are both beautiful and easy to grow.

Albina Ice

50 Seeds per packet

Does not bleed, no beet stains!

Price £0.99
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An old Dutch variety with white, tender flesh and a delicate flavour, these beets are simply a delight.

Detroit 2 Crimson Globe

500 Seeds per packet

High disease resistance

Price £0.99
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A dark-red beauty that has a great taste, high disease resistance, and is exceptionally easy to grow.

Wheelers Imperial

200 Seeds per packet

One of the best cabbages to overwinter

Price £0.99
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Incredibly reliable overwintering green cabbage. Plant it in the autumn and reap a splendid spring harvest of dark green leafy heads and tender, pointed hearts.

Red Drumhead

300 Seeds per packet

Grow all year. Stores very well

Price £0.99
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A well-loved, deep red heirloom dating from the 1860s. Stores well and is especially suited for pickling.

Amsterdam Forcing

1000 Seeds per packet

Freezes very well. Grow all year.

Price £0.99
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Some of the sweetest and earliest carrots to grow in the home garden or allotment. Great for freezing and grows well in both containers and allotments.

Autumn King 2

1000 Seeds per packet

Can be grown outside all year.

Price £0.99
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A popular English heirloom with high yields and excellent flavour. One of the best varieties for winter storage.

Chantenay 2 Red Cored

1000 Seeds per packet

Perfect for poor soil. Grow all year.

Price £0.99
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Great for juicing or eating fresh, and especially fantastic as a baby carrot. A great all-purpose carrot that won’t disappoint.

Nantes 2

1000 Seeds per packet

Freezes well best grown for summer harvests.

Price £0.99
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A classic carrot well-suited to both second early and main crops. Succulent and sweet.

Short n Sweet

1000 Seeds per packet

Super sweet. Compact growing. Grow all year.

Price £1.69
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Short N Sweet has been bread specifically for containers, small space growing and poor soil! Producing short 4 - 5 inch carrots this is one bright and super sweet carrot!