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Walton Road Allotments

Jobs to do in june

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Sowing & Planting

  • Sow beetroot
  • Sow main crop carrots
  • Sow French Beans - second wave
  • Sow Salad Leaves and spring onions
  • Plant brussels sprouts, cauliflowers, broccoli and cabbages
  • Plant courgettes, marrows and other squashes
  • Dib in leeks
  • Plant sweetcorn in a block or grid formation to aid pollination

Harvesting

  • New season early potatoes, peas and broad beans
  • Summer salads
  • Strawberries, gooseberries and cherries

Preparation

  • Weed ruthlessly and water regularly to give young plants a good chance.
  • Net almost everything against birds, slugs, butterflies and other animals and insects.
  • Box in carrots to protect from carrot root fly.
  • Earth up potatoes
  • Build supports for climbers.
  • Cut down peas and beans to just above the surface after harvesting.  Leave roots in as they are full of nitrogen.
  • Remove raspberry suckers and either cut off strawberry suckers or pot them to make new plants.
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