Jobs

* Pinch out broad bean tops

* Stake and earth up brassicas

* Watch out for pests!

* Protect fruit from birds

* Harvest strawberries when ripe

* Anchor strawberry runners into soil /small pots to form new plants

* Train new blackberry shoots

* Lightly prune gooseberries 

* Summer prune outdoor vines

* Thin out direct sown vegetable seeds, and fruits if crop is heavy

* Keep on hoeing, weeding, watering and mulching!

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Plant

Asparagus, sprouting broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cabbages, cauliflowers, celery, celeriac, courgettes, fennel, kale, leeks, marrow, peppers, pumpkins, winter squash, sweet corn, tomatoes

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Sow in open

French and runner beans, beetroot, calabrese, carrots, courgettes, cucumbers, lettuce, marrows, pak choi, peas, pumpkins, radishes, rocket, spinach beet, summer spinach, spring onions, winter squash, swedes, sweet corn, turnips

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July

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Jobs:

* Keep on hoeing, weeding, watering and mulching!

* Stake, tie, side shoot and stop cordon tomatoes

* Tie climbing cucumbers and mulch with compost if necessary

* Watch out for caterpillars and other pests

* Earth up and stake Brussels sprouts

* Blanch celery with collars

* Lift garlic, shallots and onions

* Pick soft fruits, globe artichokes, beans, beetroot, salads, carrots, cucumber, courgettes, marrows, squashes, summer spinach, peas, radishes, 

* Support heavily cropping branches of stone fruits

* Summer prune vines

* Prune cherries, damsons, plums and peaches 

* Thin apples and pears, beetroot, carrots, swedes

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Sow outside: 

* beetroot, spring cabbage, spring greens, carrots, autumn cauliflowers, kale, winter lettuce, spring onions, radishes, spinach beet, chard, rocket

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Plant: 

* Sprouting broccoli, cabbages, calabrese, kales, leeks, second crop potatoes

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August

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Jobs:     as for July, plus:

* Cut down blight-infected potato haulms

* Watch for tomato blight

* Cut away old squash and pumpkin leaves

* Continue harvesting galic, onions and shallots

* Pick sweet corn when ripe, soft fruits, tree fruits, all vegetables as before

* Continue thinning out seedlings if necessary

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Sow outside: 

* dwarf French beans, beetroot, spring cabbage, spring greens, carrots, autumn cauliflowers, kale. winter lettuce, spring onions, radishes, spinach, spinach beet, chard, rocket

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Plant:

* Rooted strawberry runners, leeks 

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And...

Keep on hoeing, weeding, watering and mulching!

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