What to sow and harvest in July?
Sow indoors
- Chinese cabbage Brassica rapa subsp. pekinensis: sow 1 cm deep, germinates from 12 °C (best 22 °C), comes up after 4–8 days
Sow outdoors
- Carrot Daucus carota subsp. sativus: sow 1 cm deep, germinates from 7 °C (best 20 °C), comes up after 10–21 days
- Chinese cabbage Brassica rapa subsp. pekinensis: sow 1 cm deep, germinates from 12 °C (best 22 °C), comes up after 4–8 days
- Columbine Aquilegia vulgaris: don’t cover: light germinator, germinates from 15 °C (best 20 °C), comes up after 21–42 days, needs cold: keep the seed cold for 4–6 weeks first
- Coriander Coriandrum sativum: sow 1.5 cm deep, germinates from 10 °C (best 20 °C), comes up after 7–14 days
- Dill Anethum graveolens: sow 0.5 cm deep, light germinator: cover very thinly, germinates from 10 °C (best 20 °C), comes up after 10–14 days
- Dwarf French bean Phaseolus vulgaris var. nanus: sow 3 cm deep, germinates from 12 °C (best 25 °C), comes up after 7–10 days
- Endive Cichorium endivia: sow 0.5 cm deep, germinates from 10 °C (best 20 °C), comes up after 5–10 days
- Florence fennel Foeniculum vulgare var. azoricum: sow 1 cm deep, germinates from 12 °C (best 22 °C), comes up after 8–14 days
- Foxglove Digitalis purpurea: don’t cover: light germinator, germinates from 15 °C (best 20 °C), comes up after 14–21 days
- Hollyhock Alcea rosea: sow 1 cm deep, germinates from 12 °C (best 20 °C), comes up after 10–20 days
- Honesty Lunaria annua: sow 1 cm deep, germinates from 12 °C (best 20 °C), comes up after 10–20 days
- Kohlrabi Brassica oleracea var. gongylodes: sow 1 cm deep, germinates from 10 °C (best 20 °C), comes up after 5–10 days
- Lamb’s lettuce Valerianella locusta: sow 1 cm deep, germinates from 5 °C (best 15 °C), comes up after 7–14 days
- Lettuce Lactuca sativa var. capitata: sow 0.5 cm deep, light germinator: cover very thinly, germinates from 5 °C (best 18 °C), comes up after 4–10 days
- Loose-leaf lettuce Lactuca sativa var. crispa: sow 0.5 cm deep, light germinator: cover very thinly, germinates from 5 °C (best 18 °C), comes up after 4–10 days
- Pak choi Brassica rapa subsp. chinensis: sow 1 cm deep, germinates from 10 °C (best 22 °C), comes up after 4–8 days
- Pansy Viola × wittrockiana: sow 0.5 cm deep, germinates from 12 °C (best 18 °C), comes up after 10–20 days
- Parsley Petroselinum crispum: sow 1 cm deep, germinates from 8 °C (best 20 °C), comes up after 14–28 days, soak the seed overnight
- Radish Raphanus sativus: sow 1 cm deep, germinates from 8 °C (best 20 °C), comes up after 3–7 days
- Spring onion Allium fistulosum: sow 1 cm deep, germinates from 8 °C (best 20 °C), comes up after 8–14 days
- Swiss chard Beta vulgaris var. cicla: sow 2 cm deep, germinates from 8 °C (best 20 °C), comes up after 7–14 days
Planting out and planting
- Broccoli Brassica oleracea var. italica
- Cauliflower Brassica oleracea var. botrytis
- Chinese cabbage Brassica rapa subsp. pekinensis
- Endive Cichorium endivia
- Florence fennel Foeniculum vulgare var. azoricum
- Kale Brassica oleracea var. sabellica
- Leek Allium porrum
- Lettuce Lactuca sativa var. capitata
- Savoy cabbage Brassica oleracea var. sabauda
Harvest from the vegetable garden
- Aubergine Solanum melongena
- Basil Ocimum basilicum
- Beetroot Beta vulgaris var. conditiva
- Broad bean Vicia faba
- Broccoli Brassica oleracea var. italica
- Carrot Daucus carota subsp. sativus
- Cauliflower Brassica oleracea var. botrytis
- Chervil Anthriscus cerefolium
- Chives Allium schoenoprasum
- Climbing French bean Phaseolus vulgaris var. vulgaris
- Coriander Coriandrum sativum
- Courgette Cucurbita pepo
- Cucumber Cucumis sativus
- Dill Anethum graveolens
- Dwarf French bean Phaseolus vulgaris var. nanus
- Endive Cichorium endivia
- French tarragon Artemisia dracunculus
- Garden pea Pisum sativum
- Garlic Allium sativum
- Gherkin Cucumis sativus
- Kohlrabi Brassica oleracea var. gongylodes
- Leek Allium porrum
- Lemon balm Melissa officinalis
- Lettuce Lactuca sativa var. capitata
- Loose-leaf lettuce Lactuca sativa var. crispa
- Lovage Levisticum officinale
- Mangetout Pisum sativum var. saccharatum
- Mint Mentha
- Onion Allium cepa
- Oregano Origanum vulgare
- Parsley Petroselinum crispum
- Potato Solanum tuberosum
- Radish Raphanus sativus
- Sage Salvia officinalis
- Shallot Allium cepa var. aggregatum
- Spring onion Allium fistulosum
- Strawberry Fragaria × ananassa
- Sweet pepper Capsicum annuum
- Swiss chard Beta vulgaris var. cicla
- Thyme Thymus vulgaris
- Tomato Solanum lycopersicum
- White cabbage Brassica oleracea var. capitata f. alba
To pick from trees and shrubs
- Almond: fruit
- American basswood: blossom
- Apricot: fruit
- Ash: leaves, seeds
- Bilberry: berries
- Black mulberry: fruit
- Black raspberry: fruit
- Blackcurrant: leaves, berries
- Bog bilberry: berries
- Bog-myrtle: leaves
- Bramble: fruit
- Cabbage rose: flowers
- Canadian serviceberry: berries
- Caucasian lime: blossom
- Cherry plum: fruit
- Common lime: blossom
- Common myrtle: leaves
- Common sage: flowers, leaves
- Crowberry: berries
- Damask rose: flowers
- English lavender: flowers
- Field-rose: flowers
- French rose: flowers
- Garden rose: flowers
- Garden thyme: flowers, leaves
- Gooseberry: berries
- Highbush blueberry: berries
- Japanese apricot: fruit
- Japanese plum: fruit
- Japanese rose: flowers
- Japanese wineberry: berries
- Jostaberry: berries
- Loganberry: fruit
- Nanking cherry: fruit
- Oregon grape: berries
- Pineapple guava: flowers
- Plum: fruit
- Raspberry: leaves, fruit
- Redcurrant: berries
- Saskatoon: berries
- Silver lime: blossom
- Small-leaved lime: blossom
- Snowy mespilus Amelanchier lamarckii: berries
- Snowy mespilus Amelanchier ovalis: berries
- Sour cherry: fruit
- Walnut: fruit, leaves
- White mulberry: fruit
- Wild cherry: fruit
To pick from perennials and herbs
- Anise hyssop: flowers, leaves
- Apple mint: leaves
- Arctic raspberry: fruit
- Breckland thyme: flowers, leaves
- Broad-leaved thyme: flowers, leaves
- Catnip: leaves
- Cheddar pink: flowers
- Clary sage: flowers, leaves
- Common mallow: flowers, leaves
- Common pink: flowers
- Common vervain: leaves
- Corsican mint: leaves
- Costmary: leaves
- Creeping thyme: flowers, leaves
- Curry plant: flowers, leaves
- Daylily: flowers
- French sorrel: leaves
- Garlic chives: leaves
- Horned violet: flowers
- Horse mint: leaves
- Hyssop: flowers, leaves
- Korean mint: leaves
- Lady’s bedstraw: flowers
- Large pink: flowers
- Lemon lily: flowers
- Lemon thyme: leaves
- Lemon verbena: leaves
- Lesser calamint: leaves
- Marsh mallow: flowers, leaves
- Meadow clary: flowers
- Meadowsweet: flowers
- Musk mallow: flowers, leaves
- Musk strawberry: fruit
- Orange daylily: flowers
- Peppermint: leaves
- Roman chamomile: flowers
- Rosebay willowherb: flowers, leaves
- Salad burnet: leaves
- Scarlet beebalm: flowers, leaves
- Society garlic: flowers, leaves
- Spanish sage: leaves
- Spearmint: leaves
- Sweet cicely: seeds
- White horehound: leaves
- Wild bergamot: flowers, leaves
- Wild strawberry: fruit
- Winter savory: leaves
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