1. Allotments in July
Allotments are great all year round but what grows in July ?

2. Sowing , planting and harvesting
Start sowing over the wintering crops like :
kale
spring cabbage
radicchio
chicory
spinach beet
hard onions
Lift autumn planted onions for immediate use. Start to pick plums , early pears apples. In July it’s the best time to sow the main crop of carrots to avoid attacks from root flies.
Cabbage and strawberries
are ready and fresh to be eaten.

3. Jobs for the month Jobs for July :
Water alot in the cool of the evening
Aim to keep your hoe moving
Remove weeds from the allotment
Draw up soil round the Brussel sprouts
An allotment owner caring for the soil.

4. Glossary Thank you Slide 2:sowing planting and harvesting
Slide 3:Jobs for the month
Sowing: to scatter (seed) over land
Hoe : a long-handled gardening tool with a thin metal blade, used mainly for weeding
Chicory: a vegetable
Radicchio: a vegetable
Wintering: (of an insect, plant, etc.) live through the winter
Thank you