August

General tasks

Protect marrows and squashes with a tile or glass underneath the fruit to stop rotting. Clean out carrots showing signs of carrot fly. Chop off leaves, stalks, and unwanted runners of strawberry plants to about 1 inch from the top of the plant. Leave runners on healthy plants for propagation. Leave out harvested onions to dry before storing.

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Sow / plant

Lettuce, Spring cabbage, Kohlrabi, Radish, Spinach, Swiss chard, Turnip, Kale, Purple Sprouting Broccoli, and Green Manure.

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Harvest

Peas, French Beans, Runner Beans, Beetroot, Carrots, Courgettes, Cucumber, Lettuce, Marrow, Radish, Rocket, Chard, Potato, Onion, Shallots, Garlic, Sweetcorn, Swiss chard, Turnips. Fruit - Raspberries, Blackcurrants, Redcurrants, Strawberries.