Allotment Month By Month: Grow your Own Fruit and Vegetables, Know What to do When

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A new edition of the bestselling guide to making the most of your allotment, with seasonal advice, essential to-do lists, and more than 60 fruit and vegetable crop planners. Perennial crops such as asparagus and fruit need no cultivation or sowing, but must be planted in areas that are clear of all perennial weeds.

Cabbages, Broccoli & Kale- sow a few more cabbages now for harvesting next spring, in a temporary seed bed or pots until space is available on the main plot. Cover them with nets or fleece to keep birds off.Garlic -plant only in mild areas and only if the soil is not frozen or waterlogged. Otherwise wait until February or March Dry out garlic, onions and shallots- a few days before harvest loosen the soil around the roots. Choose a dry spell of weather, lift the bulbs and lie on the soil surface in the sun. The more thoroughly dry they are the longer they will keep. The Families First Coronavirus Response Act authorized emergency Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits because of COVID-19. In California, the emergency allotments will raise each household’s monthly allotment of CalFresh to the maximum allowable based on household size. The Food and Nutrition Service will approve requests for the additional benefits on a month-by-month basis. [ All County Welfare Directors Letter, May 21, 2020.] The March, 2020 emergency allotment will be available on April 12, 2020. [ All County Welfare Directors Letter, April 2, 2020.] The April emergency allotment will be available on May 10, 2020. [Id.] The May, 2020 emergency allotment will be available on June 14, 2020. [ All County Welfare Directors Letter, May 21, 2020.] The June, 2020 emergency allotment will be available on July 12, 2020. [Id.] The July, 2020 emergency allotment will be available on August 16, 2020. [ All County Welfare Directors Letter, June 23, 2020.] The August, 2020 emergency allotment will be issued on September 13, 2020. [ All County Welfare Directors Letter, August 3, 2020; All County Welfare Directors Letter, August 24, 2020 (correcting issuance date to September 13).] The September, 2020 emergency allotment will be available on October 18, 2020. [ All County Welfare Directors Letter, August 24, 2020.] The October, 2020 emergency allotment will be available on November 15, 2020. [ All County Welfare Directors Letter, September 29, 2020.] The November, 2020 emergency allotment will be available on December 20, 2020. [ All County Welfare Directors Letter, October 30, 2020.] The December, 2020 emergency allotment will be available on January 10, 2020. [ All County Welfare Directors Letter, November 30, 2020.] The January, 2021 emergency allotment will be available on February 14, 2021. [ All County Welfare Directors Letter, January 4, 2021, ACIN I-21-11 [changing issuance date from February 7 to February 14, 2021.] The emergency allotments will be issued on the client’s existing electronic benefits transfer card. The February, 2021 emergency allotment will be available on March 7, 2021. [ All County Welfare Directors Letter, January 29, 2021.] The March, 2021 emergency allotment will be available on April 18, 2021, so long as the COVID-19 public health emergency remains in place at some point in the month of March. [ ACWDL, February 25, 2021.] The April, 2021 emergency allotment will be available on May 16, 2021. [ ACWDL, April 16, 2021.] The May, 2021 emergency allotment will be available on June 13, 2021. [ ACWDL, May 5, 2021.] The June, 2021 emergency allotment will be available on July 18, 2021. [ ACWDL, June 2, 2021.] The July, 2021 emergency allotment will be available on August 8, 2021. [ACWDL, June 24, 2021.] The August, 2021 emergency allotment will be available on September 5, 2021. [ ACWDL, August 11, 2021.] The September, 2021 emergency allotment will be available on October 24, 2021. [ ACWDL, September 2, 2021.] The October emergency allotment will be available on November 14, 2021. [ ACWDL, October 14, 2021.] The November, 2021 emergency allotment will be available on December 5, 2021 for CalSAWS counties and December 12, 2021 for CalWIN counties. [ ACWDL November 16, 2021.] The December, 2021 emergency allotment will be available on January 16, 2022. [ ACWDL December 17, 2022.] The January, 2022 emergency allotment will be available on February 27, 2022. [ ACWDL, January 21, 2022.] The February, 2022 emergency allotment will be available on March 20, 2022 for CalWIN counties and March 27, 2022 for CalSAWS counties. [ ACWDL, February 23, 2022.] The March, 2022 emergency allotment will be available on April 17, 2022. [ ACWDL, March 22, 2022.] The April, 2022 emergency allotment will be issued on May 15, 2022 for CalSAWS counties and May 22, 2022 for CalWIN counties. [ ACWDL, April 7, 2022.] The May, 2022 emergency allotment will be issued on June 12, 2022 for CalSAWS counties and June 19, 2022 for CalWIN counties. [ ACWDL, May 3, 2022.] The June, 2022 emergency allotment will be issued on July 17, 2022 for CalSAWS counties and July 24, 2022 for CalWIN counties. [ ACWDL, June 9, 2022.] The July, 2022 emergency allotment will be issued on August 14, 2022 for CalSAWS counties and August 21, 2022 for CalWIN counties. [ ACWDL, July 8, 2022.] The August, 2022 emergency allotment will be issued on September 4, 2022 for CalSAWS counties and September 10, 2022 for CalWIN counties. [ ACWDL, August 19, 2022.] The September, 2022 emergency allotment will be issued on October 16, 2022. [ ACWDL, September 2, 2022.] The October, 2022 emergency allotment will be issued on November 20, 2022 for CalWIN counties and November 27, 2022 for CalSAWS counties. [ ACWDL, October 11, 2022.] The November 2022 emergency allotment will be issued on December 18, 2022. [ ACWDL, November 1, 2022.] The December, 2022 emergency allotment will be issued on January 8, 2023 for CalSAWS counties, and on January 14, 2023 for the counties that remain on the CalWIN computer system. [ ACWDL, December 9, 2022.] The January, 2023 emergency allotment will be issued on February 5, 2023 for CalSAWS counties and Sunday, February 12, 2023 for CalWIN counties. [ ACWDL, January 10, 2023.] The February, 2023 emergency allotment will be issued on March 26, 2023. { ACWDL, February 2, 2023.]

The Consolidated Appropriations Act increases CalFresh allotments by 15% for the period January 1, 2021 through June 30, 2021. [ ACIN I-11-21.] This increase in benefits must be excluded when calculating the amount of an overissuance against a household. [Id.] For January 2021, the benefit increase will be issued on February 7, 2021. [Id.] The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 extends the 15% increase in benefits to September 30, 2021. [ ACIN I-24-21.] The 15% increase ended on September 30, 2021. [ ACIN I-78-21.] Wondering how to grow your own fruits and vegetables or how to make the most out of your existing allotment? Allotment Month by Month has everything you need to know about how to grow your own fruit and vegetables: when to sow, how to cultivate, advice on pesticide use - and step-by-step garden projects like making a compost bin. Month-by-month alerts help you guard against the season's garden pests and diseases to ensure a top-quality harvest. Prioritise key garden tasks, learn crop rotation techniques, and try step-by-step garden projects, such as sowing peas in guttering and making your own compost bin.In-depth crop planners show you when to sow and how to cultivate more than 60 herbs, fruit, and vegetables, including potatoes, carrots, tomatoes, strawberries, and apples. Month-by-month alerts help you guard against the season's garden pests and diseases to ensure a top-quality harvest. Swap– If you love the taste of broccoli, why not grow the more expensivepurple sprouting broccoli rather than calabrise?

Brussel Sprouts & cabbages- plant out sprouts and the last of your summer, autumn and red cabbages and the first of your winter cabbages Cauliflowers- August is the time to transplant winter and spring cauliflowers. If they overwinter successfully they should give you a harvest in the new year, January onwards. Top Tasks for February- The weather in February can swing from one extreme to the other. from grey days with persistent rain or sleet to a sudden spell of bright, sunny days. Provided the ground is not frozen or too wet to work complete your winter digging and incorporate as much organic matter as you can. Cabbages- transplant your spring cabbages this month or next. Its now time to plant them out in their final growing position Cut down asparagus- tall, feathery asparagus foliage will be starting to turn yellow and should be cut down to just 2.5 cm above ground level.

Cover beds with sheeting- use polythene or weed suppressant membrane to cover areas this keeps weed growth at bay and allows you to sow earlier next spring. There is very little to sow or plant now in time for harvesting this year. However as space becomes vacant from crops harvested you can begin to plant out overwintering crops, such as Broad beans- sow seeds of early varieties, they should overwinter and give you a crop in the following June. When planning your allotment year consider how much you will be limited if the season turns wet. Choose maincrop cultivars of peas, potatoes and carrots that give heavy yields even if sown late.