The weather in January means there are fewer outside jobs to do in the vegetable garden, and productive time can be spent inside planning this season’s crops.
Seeds to Sow in January:
Crops to Harvest in January:
- cabbages
- cabbage
- sprouts
- kale
- leeks
- parsnips
Other January Jobs:
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What to do in the garden in December depends on the weather &, more particularly, on how wet the ground is. It is not good to tread on wet soil, because it ruins the soil structure.
In December sow:
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In December crop:
- celery
- leeks
- parsnips
- sprouts
- cabbages
- Jerusalem artichokes
- spinach beet
In December protect from cold winds & frost (with fleece or cloches):
December is a good time to browse catalogues to see what vegetable seeds & plants are on offer, when it is too wet to get on the garden in December.
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Sow:
Swiss chard, perpetual spinach & mixed winter salad leaves directly into
the vegetable garden.
Lamb’s lettuce, salad onions, mustard & cress can be grown under cloches
for winter salads
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Planting out (later in the month) seedlings:
Perpetual spinach, radicchio, spring cabbages
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Sow
- directly into the vegetable garden: swiss chard, perpetual spinach & mixed winter salad leaves
- under cloches: lamb’s lettuce, salad onions, mustard & cress for winter salads
Plant out (later in the month) seedlings:
Perpetual spinach, radicchio, spring cabbages, & chicory.
Harvest:
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Broad, French & runner beans, peas, cabbages, onions, carrots, lettuce, courgettes, tomatoes, marrows and sweetcorn.
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Other jobs:
- pull soil up to celariac and leeks
- cut off canes, of blackberry & raspberry that fruited this year, at ground level AND tie in new canes
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- order new canes for winter planting
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What to do in the Vegetable Garden in August.
Pick off unhealthy leaves
The vegetable garden should be inspected regularly for pests and disease. Any badly infected or diseased leaves should be removed. Do not put them on the compost heap, remove them completely from the vegetable garden so that the pest or disease does not spread.
Stake vegetables
Beans, tomatoes, peppers, and chili’s can be staked to keep the fruit off the ground and prevent fruit rot. When the vegetable plants are standing up the air can circulate around them, preventing the muggy conditions that allow fungal diseases to develop.
Water vegetables when necessary
* Make sure vegetables in the garden have enough water.
* Water vegetables at soil level, rather than wetting the leaves which can encourage leaf disease.
Sow vegetable seed
Click this link to read about 10 different vegetable seeds to sow in August.
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Here is a list of 10 different seeds to sow now, in August:
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This list of 10 different seeds to sow now, in August, will keep the veg garden going over the winter and into the spring
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August is the month for harvesting in the vegetable garden,but sowing and planting can continue. Also spend some time planning for the winter.
Sow Parsley for winter cropping
Sow into a seedbed or pots for transplanting later:
Planting the vegetable garden in August will provide vegetables through the winter and into spring.
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What vegetables can be planted in July?
These veg can be sown directly into the ground:
Kale, spinach beet, Chinese greens, cabbages, winter lettuce & winter radish.
These vegetables will supply fresh green leaves later on in the year if planted in July
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Jobs for May:
Sow:
- into seedbeds – brussels sprouts, broccoli, winter cabbage & kale
- directly into the ground – peas, lettuce, salad leaves, spring onions, beetroot, rocket, carrots, coriander & kohlrabi
Harden off:
celery plants to set outdoors at end of month
Plant into ground at end of month:
beans, squash, courgettes, sweetcorn & pumpkins
Crop:
- cabbages & spinach left from winter
- new-crop lettuce, salad leaves, rocket and spring onions
Other jobs:
- thin seedlings
- prepare ground for leeks
- stake broad beans
- put straw under strawberries
- weed, hoe & mulch
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Sow seeds
- Directly into the ground:
o broad beans
o kale
o kohl rabi
o parsnip
o leeks
Plant:
* Onion sets, garlic and shallots if not already done
* All hardy vegetables started indoors in March in the ground at the
end of April
* Rest of potatoes
* Seedling vegetable plants purchased from garden center
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Polythene & fleece can be used to protect early outdoor sowings &
tender plantings. Some vegetables, particularly beetroot, will bolt
if caught by a cold snap.
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