07
High summer
What to plant in July
Long evenings, full borders, the smell of warm tomato leaves. Watering becomes a nightly ritual.
Sow indoors
Nothing this month — rest!
Sow outdoors
- Spring cabbage
- Turnips
- Kohlrabi
- Late salads
- Chard
- Parsley for autumn
Flowers to plant
- Foxgloves (last chance)
- Wallflowers
- Honesty
- Verbascum
Herbs to grow
- Coriander
- Dill
- Parsley
- Basil cuttings
Beginner tips
- ✦Pinch out tomato side-shoots weekly and feed with a tomato food once flowers form.
- ✦Pick courgettes small (15 cm) — the more you pick, the more they crop.
Common mistakes
- ✕Letting beans grow huge and stringy — pick every 2–3 days.
- ✕Skipping the holiday-watering plan — even a week of neglect kills tomatoes in pots.
Small garden & pot options
- · A pot of trailing nasturtiums on a wall
- · A second sowing of lettuce in a shady corner
Raised bed suggestions
- · Replace cleared broad bean rows with French beans or kale
- · Mulch tomatoes to keep moisture even
Plant this month
If you only do one thing in July…
- →Leeks
- →Purple sprouting broccoli
- →Strawberry runners
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