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today's episode. Hey everyone, and welcome back to Gardening with Ben for another
new episode today. If you didn't tune into yesterday's episode, we were talking
all about the jobs which need doing in the flower garden and the vegetable and
the fruit garden. In today's episode, we're going to be talking about all
the things that we can still plant in July, as there's still quite a
few things that we can still plant, still get growing, and still get
great crops from for the year ahead. And if you've got a notepad,
make notes of some of the things that I'm going to tell you and then
why not try them in your garden. I certainly will be trying some of
these in my allotment as well, to try and get some late crops and
keep those crops growing all the way up to the end of the growing season
so that we get great produce and great fresh vegetables and fruit. And that's
what we want from our allotment. So let's start today by talking about what
we can still plant in the vegetable garden. French beans. French beans can
still be sown directly outdoors in July. Vrairities like Blue Lake and Cobra will
benefit from warm weather. Plant them in well drained soil with plenty of sunlight,
and provide support for climbing types. Runner beans. Runner beans can also
be sown directly outdoors in July. Varieties like Scarlet, Emperor and Enorma will
flourish in the warm soil and sure they have support to climb and plant enrich
well drained Soilroot beetroot can be sown directly into the ground in July. Varieties
like Boltada and Detroit too are ideal for succession planting to ensure a continuous harvest
through autumn carrots. Main crop carrots can be sown in Jerlyly Varieties like Autumn
King and Flyaway thrive in well drained sandy soil. Sow them thinly and thin
out seedlings to give them space to grow. Lettice lettuce can also be sown
directly from the ground in July. Varieties like Little Gem and webs Wonderful will
provide continuous supply of fresh salad greens throughout the summer and into early autumn.
Radishes. Radishes can be sown directly into the ground in July. Varieties like
French Breakfast and Sparkler grow quickly and can be harvested in just a few weeks.
Successful sewing will ensure a continuous supply spring Onions can also be sewn directly
into the ground in July. Varieties like White Lisbon and Ishkura are perfect for
adding fresh flavor to salads and dishes. Spinach spinach can be sewn into the
ground in July. Varieties like Perpetual Spinach and New Zealand Spinach thrive in the
cooler parts of the garden and will provide fresh leaves into the autumn. So
these lots we can still grow sharred child can be sown directly into the ground
in July. Varieties like blue lights and Ford hook giants are hardy and will
produce continuous harvests of nutritious leaves and colorful stems. Kale Kale can be sown
directly outdoors in July. Varieties like Nero, deep Tusconna and red Russian thrive
in cooler temperatures and can be harvested well into the winter months. Turnips turnips
can be sown directly into the ground in July. Varieties like purple top milan
and Tokyo cross grow quickly and can be harvested both for their roots and for
the leafy greens. Florence fennel. Florence fennel can be sown directly into the
ground in July. Varieties like the fire Ends grow best in warm conditions and
will produce flavorful bulbs and feavorite fronds. Peas, yes, peas, Peas
can be sown in July for the late autumn harvest. Varieties like Kelvin,
Wonder and Early Onward are suitable for later sowings and shure they are well watered
as supported as they grow. Swede we can be sown directly into the soil
in July. Varieties like Best of All and bart Bro are perfect for sewing
now, and we'll provide a hearty crop in late autumn and winter. Pack
Choi can be sown directly into the ground in July. Varieties like Choi and
red Choy thrive in warm weather, and we'll provide delicious leaves for stir fries
as salads. Chinese cabbage Chinese cabbage can be sown directly into the ground in
July. Varieties like one Box and Mischey Hilly grow quickly and our perfect for
autumn harvest. So there's still a lot of stuff what you can still plant
in July, especially like your peas, your runner beans, your French beans,
lettuce, beat root, carrots. You can still grow all them,
so if you fast and get them in the ground, you could still be
getting crops now right through to the autumn of your vegetable garden. So I'll
certainly be trying some of those fill in the gaps where being harvested and hopefully
get some more produce. Again, it's not mentioned in here, but you
can actually plant potatoes as well. Now, i'd grow them in tubs because
if they're not quite ready when it gets to the colder months, you can
move them into your greenhouse or polytonnel and you can harvest them when they are
ready at a later time. So what can you plant in your fruit garden
in July? Strawberries? Strawberries can still be planted in July using young plants
or runners, and sure they are in a sunny spot with well drained soil
and will establish fruit in the following year. Raspberries. Raspberries can be planted
as container grown plants in July. Choose the sunny spot with well drained soil.
Varieties like Autumn Bliss and glen Ample will establish well and provide a late
summer to autumn harvest. Plant the canes about forty five centimeters apart and much
around the base to retain the moisture. Blueberries. Blueberries can still be planted,
especially container grown plants. These acid loving plants five inoraceous soil. Varieties
like Patriot and blue Crop are well sued planting in July. Plant in a
sunny, sheltered spot and much with pine needles or barked maine the soil acid.
I can never say these words blackberries, blackberries can be planted as container
grown plants in July. Choose a sunny or partially shaded as pot and well
drained soil. Varieties like Lockness and Triple count are good joints. Plant with
the canes about one point five meters apart and support them with trellis or wires.
Gooseberries can be planted as container grown bushes in July. These hardy bushes
thrive well in wild drain soil and full sun. Partial shade varieties like Invictor
and Hinea monaca red will establish well. Space the plants around one point two
meters apart and moult around the base to retain the moisture and suppress the weeds.
Then you've got your currents. You can grow all your plant all your
currants at this time of year as well. Apples. Apple trees can be
planted as container grown trees in July. Same goods for pears, plums,
cherries, peaches, apricots. They can all be planted in this time of
year, but obviously if you're planting them at this time of year, make
sure they keet well watered, as they will need a lot of water to
get established at this time of year. I tend to plant all my fruit
trees during the winter period as that is the dormant month and they seem to
establish a lot better. Grapevines can be planted as container grown plants in July.
Choose a sunny, sheltered location with well drained soil. Varieties like chardonnay
and piano and noir are excellent choices. Dig a hole large enough for the
roots and provide trellis or support system for the vines, water well and much
around the base to retain the moirature. So that is everything that you can
plant in the fruit garden during July. So you can't pretty much plant anything
for fruit varieties during July. Just make sure you give them lots and lots
of water to get established, as it is obviously a hot time of the
well it should be in Fia, we've not had that this year. What
flowers can you plant in July? Now? You need your flowers in your
garden to attract the bees to help with pollination of all your vegetables and your
fruits. So I've certainly got plenty of flowers down at my allotment to encourage
the bees down there. Sunflowers, sunflowers, can still be planted directly in
the ground in July. These tall, cheerful flowers need a sunny spot with
well drained soil. Varieties like Giants, single and Autumn beauty will add a
bright splash of color in your garden. Seeds directly in the garden once the
soil has warmed up. Marrigolds can be sown directly outdoors in July. These
easy to grow flowers prefer full sown and well drained soil. Varieties like French
Marrygold and African Marrygold are perfect for adding vibrunt colors. Zinnias can be sown
directly outdoors in July. Cosmos can also be sown at this time of year
in the ground. Lavender can be sown directly outdoors or in pots in July.
These fragrant, hardy plants need full sun well drained soil To add color
to your borders and containers. Sow seeds directly in the garden or store them
in pots in doors. Locks burt can be sown directly outdoors in July.
These tall, spiky flowers friving full sun and well drained soil. Colan look
Colundula. I always love going these absolutely gorgeous. There were some weeds,
but the absolutely gorgeous in your allotments. They can be sown directly outdoors in
July. These cheerful flowers are easy to grow and prefer full sun. Varieties
like Orange King and Pacific Beauty are good choices. So seeds directly in the
garden once the soil is workable. Snap dragons can be sown directly outdoors in
July. These will add absolute beautiful color to the flowers. So seeds directly
in the garden after the last frost. Sweet peas can be so directly outdoors
in July. These fragrant flowers need a sunny spot of well drained so varieties
like Old Spice, Mixed Cup or five. So there's absolutely loads of things
that we can still plant in the garden at this time of year, and
I encourage you to try and go out and get some seeds. If you've
got a spare patch in your way of being harvesting on your garden, go
get some seeds and try and fill the gaps in, even if it's with
some lettuce, some beet root, or even a late crop of peas.
Because a lot of people will be picking all the peas at this time,
yere go out and get some more peace for the garden and get a late
crop. I've planted a lot of peas last week outdoors. They're all taken,
they're all growing well, and I might even get another batch of peas
for another batch later on because I'm going to be harvesting the rest of my
peas. What I said earlier on in April, I'm going to be harvesting
all them this coming week. So once I've harvested them, I'll have a
lot more space in my garden, so we'll have space for Mark and Mark
plants to be sold. So yeah, that has been all the things that
you can still plant in the garden and allotment in July. I hope you
found it your fault. I hope you've got a lot from it. I
hope you'll be going away and planting some stuff in your gardens and your allotments
yourselves. Let me know, tell me what you're going to be planting.
Send me a message on it Instagram. I always love to hear from you.
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