Ever wondered what you should do each month on your plot? Tony, one of our plot holders and a committee member sends a monthly ‘to do’ list to all plot holders.

Here’s the one for July. Check out our Allotment Calendar on the website for more great ideas!

July to do list:

• Prune this year’s Pear/Plum tree growth to within 3 to 4 shoots
• Continue to water container grown vegetables
• Pinch off tomato side shoots
• Harvest early potatoes
• Net up late season strawberries
• Propagate strawberry runners
• Source seed potatoes for sowing in August for Christmas harvest (Sorry- Is it too early to mention it!)
• Feed flowering tomatoes
• Harvest and dry out onions when foliage has turned yellow
• Continue to hoe between rows of vegetables
• Erect barriers to prevent carrot root fly damage
• Watch out for aphid infestation on broad beans
• Remove lower leaves on tomatoes when first fruit start to ripen
• Harvest raspberries when ripened
• Plant out winter cabbages/cauliflowers
• Plant Kale for winter harvesting
• Plant Brussels Sprouts (for you guessed it Christmas or early New Year 🙂 )