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

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Top tasks for June- Its the height of summer. The days are long, temperatures are most likely at their highest and all being well you are harvesting something delicious from your plot. July can often be a dry month so watering is crucial as most crops require a steady, unbroken supply of water. Brussels sprouts, summer, autumn and red cabbage plants and cauliflowers -all these plants grow quite large therefore space out well across the plot, don't crowd them Tie up tomatoes, peppers and cucumbers- as the fruits develop they become heavy and the plants will require extra support to the main stems to avoid breakages and loss of crops Cabbages- transplant your spring cabbages this month or next. Its now time to plant them out in their final growing position Protecttender plants against sudden frosts, keep an eye on the weather forecast and be ready with cloches andfleece

Courgettes, marrows, pumpkins and squashes- these can all be planted out in June, allow plenty of space and keep them well watered and mulched. If you are already receiving the maximum monthly benefit amount for your household size, then you will not receive any additional or extra SNAP benefits. Where slugs are a problem, they will be at their most damaging in wet seasons, and second-early potatoes gathered before the soil gets too soggy and slugs too numerous are a sound choice. Onions and Leeks -to give them the longest possible growing season sow seeds in modules and keep indoors at a temperature of at least 10C. Transplant outdoors in March or April Swap– If you love the taste of broccoli, why not grow the more expensivepurple sprouting broccoli rather than calabrise?

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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. Top tasks- Theseare the months to ensure you have sharp pair of secateurs to hand as pruningbegins in earnest. Fruit bushes and trees will have shed their leaves and will be entering their dormant phase, so now would be a good time to prune them, with the exception of cherries and plums.

Cabbages- last chance this year for transplanting spring cabbages. Plant them in ground that has been well firmed and cover with nets to protect from birds, especially pigeons. Herbs -towards the end of the month sow seeds of chives, coriander, dill, fennel, oregano and parsley Fruit Bushes- plant new, bare root bushes this month, allowing them time through autumn to get their roots down before start of next growing season. In addition, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) will approve requests for additional benefits on a month-by-month basis.Tomatoes and Cucumbers -if your raising plants for a greenhouse sow seeds indoors now. to ensure germination use a heated propagator then maintain the temperature at a minimum of 21C