Advice (and reassurance) please on late season sowing and growing.

[moreteavicar]

New house and first tunnel.
Needed a complete refurb and as I am somewhat disabled, I am relying on a handyman for the job.
It is taking so much longer than anticipated.
Hoops are up with increased height, cross bars are in, still need to attach crop rails, make doors and recover tunnel.
Won’t be ready for weeks at his rate.
Please tell a newbie of a basic sowing plan from July onwards, that will crop later in the year?

[Jungle Jane]

In July you can sow direct lettuce,rocket,turnip,swede,radish kulata cerna,carrot purple haze & celebration runner beans,there might be other veg or varieties of the above,that’s what I’ve got written on my list for July,tunnel sound good

[Jay-ell]

Big question is what do you like to eat? Next one would be are you planning to grow stuff through the winter?

You'll be able to start things off in modules a bit earlier than July so that they can grow a bit and go straight in.

Dwarf french beans can be started then. If you have crop rails are you going to have baskets and those pulley thing to raise and lower them? If so you could plant the baskets up and let them sit outside for a little while - If you sowed in pots/modules now then by the time the stuff is ready to go into the baskets the risk of frost will be negligible.

Of course from august there is all the overwintering veg to be sowing - perfect timing if you want your polytunnel to be producing through winter and early spring. You'll be able to sow spinach, lettuce, radichio, mustards, kales, carrots, and a host of other stuff

[nickdub]

I'd be getting stuff sown now as a lot of things can be grown on in containers for a few weeks then put out as and when the PT space becomes available.

As has been said already, concentrate on growing the things you like.

[Greenleaves]

Beetroot, cabbage, cauliflowers...all things I sow in July

[Can the Man]

I have started January cabbage from seed I will plant some outside and grow some in the PT to see how it goes.
I have started carrots in the PT 2 weeks ago and now today I started more carrots.
Beetroot seeds gone in this week
Spring onion seeds gone in as well.
I have my herbs in the PT as well so they will last over the winter.
I have 2 big red flower strawberry plants that are still producing fruit in the PT. I want to get more for next year in the PT growing from hanging shelves.
I just bought some Pentand Javelin seed potatoes to grow in the pt will sow at the end of August or early September to have new spuds for Christmas

[muckdiva]

I’ve had success with Florence Fennel and Turnips at this time of year...the ground is so warm they positively shoot up. I’m also going to try a new variety of Broad Bean, Luz de Otono, which crops Sept to November. Fingers crossed for the latter as never grown them before.

[Can the Man]

I put in my Pentland Javelin potatoes and there was 3 roosters that had large chits so I put them in the poly tunnel as well. Hopefully new potatoes for Christmas.

I planted out my beetroot seedlings


I planted out some winter peas, I had put 12 peas in to sprout but only 4 sprouted, but they are good and strong, I also planted some radishes.


I plan on planting out some spring onions, and lettuce plants some evening during the week. I also have some onion seeds which have sprouted well. Cabbage plants are doing well

[Can the Man]

Carrots are doing great



Herb garden doing great I just cut back the dill & the basil