What to sow in January
In zone 8, most of the UK, January has 1 crop to sow or plant: garlic.
Sow direct in January
nothing new this month: tend and harvest
Plant out in January
What to harvest in January
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 | nothing new this month: tend and harvest |
| Zone 8 (reference)−12 to −7 °C (10 to 20 °F): most of the UK and France | garlic |
| Zone 9−7 to −1 °C (20 to 30 °F): south-west England, Brittany, Atlantic and Mediterranean coasts | garlic |
| Zone 10−1 to 4 °C (30 to 40 °F): Isles of Scilly, the French Riviera, coastal Corsica | radish, carrot, garlic, spinach, corn salad, pea, beetroot, turnip, potato, raspberry and parsley |
Indicative months. A cold year or a garden at altitude shifts everything by a month; watch the frosts too.
Next month
February brings broad bean and pea: make room for them now.
Questions about January
What to sow in January in zone 8?
Sow direct: nothing new this month: tend and harvest. Plant out: garlic. The table above covers zones 6 to 10.
What is harvested in January?
corn salad, green manure (phacelia), cabbage, cauliflower, kale, parsley, thyme, rosemary, chives and mint, depending on the sowing or planting date.
I am in zone 7 or zone 9, what changes?
Zone 7: nothing new this month: tend and harvest. Zone 9: garlic. 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.