Pictures by Ben Russell
SOW & PLANT IN JULY
■ Start sowing for winter crops this month. More can be sown until October, but July sowings ensure some plentiful autumn, winter and early spring harvests.
■ Sow Swiss chard, spring cabbage, Florence fennel and parsley, in pots, or deep trays, and plant out when other crops clear.
■ Sow spinach, pak choi, beetroot, oriental leaves and winter turnips in drills in situ.
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