Trap Grounds Allotment Association
Gardening Calendar
June
- Sow winter lettuce in your cold frame
- Putting a cloche over French beans still growing will extend their cropping season
- Cut back asparagus foliage, weed bed and apply a layer of manure or compost
- Prune gooseberries
- Sow spring bulbs
- Lift gladioli (if you do this)
- Remove any yellowing leaves from Brussels sprouts and stake the plants if necessary
- Sow early peas and broad beans for the spring
- Lift any remaining beetroot
- Harvest squashes and pumpkins
- Plant field-grown fruit trees
By Sam Stead