-
Clear
cold frames and prepare for Cucumbers by incorporating plenty of manure
or compost.
- Keep up sowings of
seeds such as beetroot, beans, leaf beet, sprouting broccoli, calabrese,
cauliflower and kale to keep a succession of crops going.
- Plant outdoor tomatoes
but ensure that they have protection at night.
- Sow Swede seeds.
- Make sure that all
vegetables under cloches are kept well watered.
- Sow more peas for
a succession of crop.
- Plant Cucumbers in
cold frames.
- Potatoes should be
earthed up regularly. A little general fertiliser sprinkled between the
rows will help growth.
- Prepare the ground
for frame raised Courgettes and Marrows by incorporating plenty of manure
or compost.
- Plant out runner
beans.
- Sow sweetcorn in
blocks outdoors.
- Cut herbs as required
for use fresh or for drying. Sow more seeds if needed.
- Sow basil now that
the temperatures are higher.
-
Transplant
Brussels Sprouts previously grown in seedbeds or greenhouse. Use a clubroot
dip if there has been a problem with this disease previously.
-
Sow
more Peas for a succession of crop.
-
Sow
seeds of Broccoli (Calabrese) , Kale, Endive, Chicory, Swede, Courgettes
and Pumpkins.
-
Sow
Sweetcorn direct into the soil where they are to mature.
-
Sow
seeds of Lettuce and Radish for continuous crops.
- Plant out Summer
cabbages and Brussels Sprouts that have been previously grown in a coldframe.
- Plant up a herb pot
for use in the house.
-
Continue
to hoe all beds to keep weeds down.
-
Sow
Runner and French beans directly into their growing sites or harden
off the plants previously grown in the greenhouse ready for planting
out.
-
Thin
Beetroot seedlings to about 9" apart or 6" if smaller baby beets are
required.
-
Thin
out Carrots previously sown and sow more for a succession of crop.
-
Prepare
the ground for outdoor Tomatoes by incorporating plenty of manure or
compost.
- Plant out celery
in blocks.
- Once broad beans
have stopped flowering, pinch out the tips as a prevention against Blackfly.
- Start to harvest
the young shoots fennel, dill, chives and parsley. This will also help
to encourage bushy new growth.
- Sow seeds of chervil,
coriander and parsley.
