Kitchen Garden

IN THE GREENHOUSE

WHAT TO DO IN JULY

 ■ Start sowing for autumn and winter crops

■ Keep nipping side shoots from cordon tomato plants

■ Leave doors and windows open and secure them against winds

■ Shake corn stems gently so pollen falls on silks

■ Harvest regularly to keep plants producing

■ Tap pepper stems lightly to help fertilise their flowers

■ Water each day in hot weather and don’t let roots dry out

■ Peg down strawberry runners into 8cm (3in) pots to grow on

■ Thin plants out if overcrowding is likely to impact on their health

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