Planting
MAY - VEGETABLES
MAY - FRUIT
JUNE - VEGETABLES
JUNE - FRUIT
- Start sowing French and Runner Bean in well prepared ground.
- Thin out carrot and other root crop seedlings, do not allow to dry out.
- Sow courgettes and Squashes at end of month or earlier under cloches.
- Sow more seeds for succession growing and thin out overcrowded seedlings.
MAY - FRUIT
- Feed Rhubarb and put compost round crowns after harvesting.
- Protect strawberries with straw mulch.
- Weed around fruit canes and bushes.
JUNE - VEGETABLES
- Keep beans and peas well watered and protected from pests.
- Continue succession sowing of salad crops.
- Pinch out the top shoots of broad bean plants and watch out for aphids.
- Stop cutting asparagus on midsummer's day.
- Transplant brassicas and leek seedlings to their growing beds.
- Keep weeding and watering and watching for signs of disease.
JUNE - FRUIT
- Net strawberries and other soft fruit to protect from birds.
- Remove raspberry suckers appearing between the rows.
- Keep fruit bushes watered during dry spells.
- Keep fruit garden well hoed to prevent weeds competing for moisture.
- Tie in new blackberry and loganberry canes to prevent damage.
