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Growing guides
Month by month
Month by month
January February March April May June July August September October November December
Sowing outdoors
Cabbage (spring) Carrots Chinese Cabbage Lettuce
Pak Choy Peas (early) Radish Rocket
Swiss Chard Turnips
Harvesting
Aubergines Beans (french/runner) Beetroot Cabbage
Calabrese Cauliflowers Chillies Courgette
Cucumbers Garlic Lettuce Marrow
Onions Potatoes (late) Rocket Shallots
Spring Onions Squash Sweet peppers Sweetcorn
Tomatoes Turnips
Jobs
Continue weeding and hoeing
Conserve water by applying mulches and only watering plants that need it
Top up ponds in hot weather
Sow autumn and winter salads
Pinch out the growing tips of beans when they reach the top of their supports to encourage them to produce side shoots
Pinch out the tips of trailing pumpkins and squashes
Prune and train redcurrants, gooseberries and blackberries
Cut down old canes of summer raspberries
Thin out fruit on apple and pear trees