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.
Keep crops growing
Watering, feeding, tying in plants and making the first July sowings.
Open Week 1 → July · Week 2Pick little and often
Regular harvesting, quick salad sowings and caring for fruiting plants.
Open Week 2 → July · Week 3Plan for autumn
Sow and plant vegetables that will keep the plot productive later in the year.
Open Week 3 → July · Week 4Prepare for August
Clear finished crops, maintain healthy plants and make space for new sowings.
Open Week 4 →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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