What to sow in December
In zone 8, most of the UK, December has 2 crops to sow or plant: garlic and raspberry.
Sow direct in December
nothing new this month: tend and harvest
Plant out in December
What to harvest in December
In the other zones
| Zone 6−23 to −18 °C (−10 to 0 °F): high mountains | nothing new this month: tend and harvest |
|---|---|
| Zone 7−18 to −12 °C (0 to 10 °F): upland Britain, eastern France, the Alps | garlic |
| Zone 8 (reference)−12 to −7 °C (10 to 20 °F): most of the UK and France | garlic and raspberry |
| Zone 9−7 to −1 °C (20 to 30 °F): south-west England, Brittany, Atlantic and Mediterranean coasts | garlic, corn salad, broad bean and raspberry |
| Zone 10−1 to 4 °C (30 to 40 °F): Isles of Scilly, the French Riviera, coastal Corsica | radish, carrot, onion, garlic, spinach, corn salad, pea, beetroot, turnip, raspberry and parsley |
Indicative months. A cold year or a garden at altitude shifts everything by a month; watch the frosts too.
Next month
nothing new this month: tend and harvest
Questions about December
What to sow in December in zone 8?
Sow direct: nothing new this month: tend and harvest. Plant out: garlic and raspberry. The table above covers zones 6 to 10.
What is harvested in December?
lettuce, spinach, corn salad, turnip, cabbage, cauliflower, kale, parsley, thyme, rosemary, chives, mint and celery, depending on the sowing or planting date.
I am in zone 7 or zone 9, what changes?
Zone 7: garlic. Zone 9: garlic, corn salad, broad bean and raspberry. A colder zone shifts sowing by about a month; Hortipix uses your own zone.
Updated 20 October 2026, Hortipix catalogue version 1. Windows still being checked against Le Guide Clause, Vilmorin and Terre vivante (RHS and Cornell for the UK and the US), compared with OpenFarm (CC0). They remain indicative.