What can be planted in July in the UK?
Sow spring cabbage, turnips, Oriental vegetables, chicory, fennel, and autumn/winter salads. Carrots can still be sown, but beware of carrot fly when thinning existing seedlings. Last chance to sow French beans and runner beans (south of England only). Plant out leeks and brassicas for a winter supply, if not yet done. Sow other hardy annuals, e. Ammi, larkspur, pot marigolds, cornflowers, poached egg plant and poppies, direct where they are to flower. If you sowed any spring-flowering biennials such as pansies, honesty, foxgloves, verbascums or wallflowers, earlier in the summer, they will now need planting out.Broccoli, cabbage, and carrot seeds can be directly sown starting in mid-July. Keep well-watered in times of heat, and give shade on the hottest of days.By July there’s a wealth of flower seeds to sow outdoors, including aquilegia, campanula, coreopsis, delphinium, myosotis, penstemon and pansy. You can also prepare for autumn biennial planting by sowing foxglove, sweet William, and forget-me-nots.
What to plant late summer in the UK?
The best things to plant in August include veg that will give you short-term harvests, such as salad leaves and spinach, as well as those that can overwinter and provide early crops in late winter and spring, such as winter cabbages, broad beans and garlic. There is still time to plant summer vegetables including beans, okra, pumpkin, sweet potatoes, cucumbers, peppers, squash, corn, eggplant and tomatoes. Late July into August is the time to make a fall planting of your favorite cool weather vegetables.You can also plant late summer crops of carrot seeds, beetroot seeds, radish seeds, capsicum seeds, Asian green seeds, as well as bean seeds, sweetcorn seeds, and tomato seeds. Cherry tomatoes are a good choice, as these ripen faster and will be ready to harvest before the cold weather sets in.There is still time to plant summer vegetables including beans, okra, pumpkin, sweet potatoes, cucumbers, peppers, squash, corn, eggplant and tomatoes. Late July into August is the time to make a fall planting of your favorite cool weather vegetables.Plan for Autumn Planting Late summer is a great time to plan ahead. Order bulbs for spring-flowering plants like tulips and daffodils. Prepare soil for autumn planting by adding compost or organic matter to enrich the ground. Consider sowing hardy winter vegetables such as kale, spinach, and broad beans.
When to plant winter vegetables in the UK?
Sow hardy winter vegetables such as sprouting broccoli, Brussels sprouts, kale, winter cabbage and leeks in late spring or early summer as they take several months to reach maturity. They stand well through frosty weather and can be harvested throughout the winter months. Sow spring cabbage, turnips, Oriental vegetables, chicory, fennel, and autumn/winter salads. Carrots can still be sown, but beware of carrot fly when thinning existing seedlings. Last chance to sow French beans and runner beans (south of England only). Plant out leeks and brassicas for a winter supply, if not yet done.In the south of England you can still sow fast-maturing salad crops such as summer lettuce, radish, rocket, sorrel, chicory and fennel. Continue to sow spring cabbage, turnips, Oriental vegetables and overwintering onions in the south of England.