Please do not snigger - summer is officially here, and the fullness of the harvest. Remember to be think ahead to autumn and winter crops - some of the winter brassicas need to be sown and tended.
General Tasks
» Continue successional sowings.
» Weeding.
» Watering if weather is dry..
» Watch for any pests/diseases.
» Sow short summer green manures.
Potato/Tomato family (Solanums)
» Watch for signs of early blight.
» Harvesting - lift Early Potatoes as required.
Bean/Pea family (Legumes)
» Harvesting - Broad Beans (spring sowing), Peas and French Beans.
Brassica family
» Feed brassicas plants.
» Sow Spring and winter Cabbage (without fertiliser or manure).
» Sow main-crop Turnip, Winter Radishes.
» Harvesting - Cabbages, Radishes, Rocket, early Turnips.
Root vegetables
» Harvesting - Carrots.
Onion family (Alliums)
» Transplant leeks if not already done.
» Harvesting - Spring Onions, Onions - Autumn sown.
Other vegetable families
» Limit pumpkins to 2 per plant.
» Earth up sweetcorn roots; shake plants to help pollination.
» Still time for a last sowing of beetroot and chard.
» Harvesting - Beetroot, Cucumbers (pick at 6 inches), Courgettes (pick at 4 inches), and Gherkins (pick at 4 inches), Lettuce, Spinach.
Herbs
» Remove flower heads from mints and lemon balm.
Fruit
» Prune summer raspberries which have finished fruiting.
» Harvesting - Gooseberries, Raspberries, Blackcurrants, Redcurrants, Strawberries.