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The garden may be slowing down, the harvests are coming in, but it’s not too late!
Here’s what to plant in July!
The garden is my favourite place this time of year. There is so much food, and there are so many things to see and taste!
However… The gaps are now starting to show!
I pulled my onion bed this week, as they flopped over, and now that bed is empty. The last of the lettuce and chard went to seed and had to be chopped down, (although some are growing back already..)
Fear not, though, it’s time to start thinking of the winter garden! I know, It’s literally the beginning of summer, and some things, like winter squashes need to be underway already, but there is still plenty we can plant in July!
What to plant in July – Salad greens
You can still plant quick growing salad leaves, like salad bowl lettuce and spinach, preferably with a little shade. We’ve been sowing lettuce every couple of weeks or so, so we have some growing while we eat the mature plants.
See our post on Succession planting here
What to Plant in July – Potatoes
You can plant seed potatoes in containers and sacks this month, to give you a winter crop. We are looking, again, at planting every couple of weeks and let them grow up in the warmer months. Keep them well watered through the height of summer.
Carrots
The same as potatoes, you can succession plant now for a harvest through the fall and winter. Plant more than you think you’ll need, if you have the room, as we have found we use sooo many in winter!
Carrots actually do quite well in containers as long as thy are deep enough, so if you can find a space for some in a corner somewhere, fit them in wherever you can!
Brassicas
Planting Brassicas now will allow for them to get going in the warm before the cooler weather sets in. Again though, remember to keep well watered through any hot weather and provide shade to these cooler weather crops in blistering heat.
Strawberries!
Strawberry fruit is mainly done with by this point, BUT.. they are sending out runners about now. These long spindly arms create new plants for free! All you need to do is stake them down into the soil, or into individual pots and let them root. Once they have rooted, you can snip them from the mama plant and voila! A brand new strawberry plant for free!!
Flowers
Now is a great time to sow biennial seeds, like Foxgloves, Forget-me-nots and Sweet Williams so they can be planted out in the autumn ready for next year’s display! I scattered seed in my flower bed last year, then promptly forgot about it. Then when these strange plants started appearing this spring, I was pleasantly surprised to realise this beauty was one of the foxglove seeds I’d scattered last year!!
It may be starting to look a little bare right now, but there is plenty we can do in the garden still! Grow something this week that your future self will thank you for.
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