Garden Planning UK | Layout, Companion Planting & Succession Sowing
Garden Planning UK
How to plan a productive UK vegetable garden — layout, companion planting, succession sowing, soil, and regional timing guides.
Growing advice verified against RHS guidance by the SoilCommander Growing Team.
🤝 Companion Planting
Which crops help each other grow — and which to keep apart. Includes a full companion planting chart for UK vegetables.
Companion Planting Guide →🗂️ Succession Sowing
How to stagger sowings for a continuous harvest instead of a single glut. Which crops respond best and how to schedule them.
Succession Planting Guide →🗳️ Garden Layout
Bed widths, path widths, tall-crop positioning, and the six most common layout mistakes UK gardeners make.
Layout Mistakes to Avoid →🪨 Best Soil for Vegetables
What ideal vegetable garden soil looks like, how to improve what you have, and which compost to use for sowing vs growing.
Best Soil Guide →🗺️ Regional Gardening
How timing, crop choice, and strategy differ across the UK — from Cornwall to the Scottish Highlands.
UK Regional Guide →📖 Glossary & FAQ
Gardening terms explained in plain English, plus answers to the questions UK gardeners ask most.
Gardening Glossary →Key Principles for Planning a UK Vegetable Garden
- Rotate every year — never grow the same plant family in the same bed two years running
- Beds no wider than 1.2m — so you can reach the centre without compacting the soil
- Tall crops on the north side — so they don't shade shorter crops from the southern sun
- Succession sow fast crops — lettuce, radishes, and rocket every 2–3 weeks to avoid a glut
- Plan for regional timing — south England can be 4–6 weeks ahead of Scotland
The UK Vegetable Garden Planner PDF
Crop rotation charts, bed layouts, sowing schedules, and spacing tables for 40+ crops — all in one printable PDF.
Get the UK Garden Planner →
