The Complete Vegetable Grower........with edits

[binley100]

and I quote........

July is usually one of the driest months so a lot of time my be spent watering.....yeah right in Greece maybe......
Mulching will help preserve moisture but may encourage slugs so you may need to take action against them ........no sh!t sherlock
All your hard work is really giving you a reward now....... and that is ?
Broad Beans.......chocolate spot
French Bean......rotted/eaten
Runner Beans......not running
Courgettes and cucumbers......snug fodder
tomatoes......if you like green ones......

and the list goes on...........

[bearded bloke]

At least you got green tom's,all I got is a few flowers

[veggiechicken]

It's right about the slugs..............

[cardiffsteve]

Thought you might like some advice from the RHS

"As the weather warms up, here are some tips on how to use your precious water wisely in the garden."

RHS advice on gardening / RHS Gardening

http://apps.rhs.org.uk/advicesearch/...e.aspx?pid=706

[binley100]

they're very small green toms BB .......I had a pepper as well but it fell off

[binley100]

CS I like the "you can dig up your first earlies when they flower".......erm mine haven't actually flowered .....

[VirginVegGrower]

Oh Bins - so funny...

July is usually one of the driest months so a lot of time my be spent watering.....or adding to the water by crying into it

Mulching will help preserve moisture but may encourage slugs so you may need to take action against them ........by renting in a sniper with a salt/beer gun

All your hard work is really giving you a reward now....... and that is a bad back, with no veg

Broad Beans.......chocolate spot and death
French Bean......not in England this year
Runner Beans......has beens
Courgettes and cucumbers......not on the allotment, because I've given in
tomatoes......waiting for the blight any day now I feel

My edits

[binley100]

and in Allotment Month by Month top tasks for July are......
Harvest French and runner beans, courgettes , carrots , beetroot , onions, new potatoes, summer salads .....I think this is really a guide for snugs
Water as often as you can to keep crops growing and to prevent them from bolting.........hmmmmm I've tried , really I have but nothings growing and me onions and turnips are bolting .....
and don't forget to thin out your apples and pears ......

[VirginVegGrower]

and in Allotment Month by Month top tasks for July are......
Harvest French and runner beans, courgettes , carrots , beetroot , onions, new potatoes, summer salads .....I think this is really a guide for snugs
Water as often as you can to keep crops growing and to prevent them from bolting.........hmmmmm I've tried , really I have but nothings growing and me onions and turnips are bolting .....
and don't forget to thin out your apples and pears ......

No apples or pears that I can see. My plums are as green as the the few tomatoes I have. Everything else has gone sickly yellow. As for bolting - duh, huge amounts of water equals everything bolting.
Throw away the manual Bins! I am reading Winter Vegetables by Charles Dowding - it feels more appropriate somehow.

[binley100]

Well my spring cabbage are still growing nicely ......

[VirginVegGrower]

Well my spring cabbage are still growing nicely ......

Possibly because it still feels like Spring

[Headfry]

My garlic has rust.... no surprise there but try explaining rust to non veg growing types - I cant find a good way of saying its not 'rust' rust its just rust .....

[mrswadders]

At least you got green tom's,all I got is a few flowers

me too........

[taff]

I haven't seen many white cabbage butterflies this year, but I did find eggs in the broad beans so they must be pretty desperate too.

[binley100]

now you mention it I've not seen any cabbage whites either ..........probably cos all the bras have been eaten by the snugs......