Trap Grounds Allotment Association

June

• Plant dahlias
• Start picking strawberries and gooseberries
• Continue to earth up potatoes - just in case
• Harvest asparagus
• Thin out seedlings of beetroot, carrot and lettuce
• Tomato plants can be planted out on your plot
• Pinch out the growing points of peas which have flowered
• It's your last chance for planting runner bean seeds
• Plant out leeks from your seed bed
• Strong runners on strawberry plants should be chosen for propagation
• Start digging up early potatoes (8-10 weeks after planting)
• Feed tomatoes regularly
• Sow early turnips for an autumn crop
• Net blackcurrant bushes
• Sow Florence fennel on the longest day
• Keep fruit bushes and trees well watered and weed-free
• Cut back strong herbs such as mint and chives before they flower