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July Growing Guide

Long days, warm soil and plenty to harvest. July is about watering well, picking regularly and keeping productive plants healthy.

Growing in July

July is one of the busiest and most rewarding months on an allotment or in a vegetable garden. Crops are growing quickly, harvests become more regular and warm weather can make watering an important daily job.

Keep picking beans, courgettes and salads so the plants continue to produce. Tomatoes, cucumbers and other hungry crops benefit from regular feeding, while newly planted vegetables need steady moisture as they establish.

There is still time to sow quick crops and vegetables for autumn and winter. Use the weekly guides below to break the month into manageable jobs.

July at a glance

What you can sow, harvest and look after this month.

Sow now

  • Salad leaves and rocket
  • Radishes
  • Spring onions
  • Beetroot
  • Carrots for smaller roots
  • Turnips and winter radish

Plant out

  • Leeks
  • Winter cabbage
  • Broccoli and kale
  • Late salad plants
  • Container-grown herbs

Harvest

  • Courgettes
  • Peas and broad beans
  • New potatoes
  • Lettuce and salad leaves
  • Soft fruit
  • Early tomatoes

Key jobs

  • Water deeply in dry weather
  • Feed tomatoes and cucumbers
  • Tie in climbing plants
  • Remove weeds before they seed
  • Check plants for pests

July weekly guides

Choose a week for a more detailed list of sowing, harvesting and maintenance jobs.

A few helpful July jobs

Small, regular jobs are easier than trying to tackle everything at once.

Water the roots, not the leaves

Water slowly and deeply around the base of plants. This encourages roots to grow down into the soil and reduces the amount lost to evaporation.

Harvest courgettes while small

Check plants frequently. Smaller courgettes are tender, and regular picking encourages the plant to keep producing new fruits.

Give tomatoes steady care

Keep watering consistent, tie stems to their supports and feed container plants regularly once fruits begin to form.

Get children involved

Children can search for ripe fruit, count beans, fill watering cans or create labels for new rows of autumn vegetables.

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