If you are an avid vegetable gardener, July is harvest month. This creates gaps where you can seed a second crop. You can find out which vegetables and salads are suitable for this in the following article.
Radishes can be both harvested and sown in July
Ideal: Fast-growing vegetables
These include pick-lettuces, radishes, rocket and radishes. However, you should make sure that the varieties you choose are also suitable for sowing in July. This is noted on the seed packet. The reason: Some plants tend to "shoot up" in warm weather conditions, i.e. the plant grows too quickly and forms flowers prematurely.
Sow parsley, carrots or lamb's lettuce
In spring, when the temperatures are cool, parsley germinates very slowly. In July, however, the seed sprout excellently. Scatter the small seeds in grooves about ten centimeters apart and cover the seeds with a thin layer of soil. In order for the seedbed to remain evenly moist, the area should be shaded by other plants at times. Water regularly.
Lamb's lettuce is also sown one centimeter deep, in rows about ten centimeters apart. Put a fine layer of substrate over the seeds and press down well. Lamb's lettuce only germinates when the seeds have direct contact with the ground. Pour and keep moist.
The beginning of July is the last sowing date if you want to harvest carrots again in the autumn. The seeds germinate very quickly and form a dense root system. A good culture partner for carrots is dill. Therefore, place a few dill seeds every few inches in the seed row. This gives the yellow beets a particularly fine aroma. Since the carrot fly swarms until the end of August, you should cover the bed with a protective net.
Use young plants
You can no longer sow some types of vegetables directly into the bed because they are no longer ready for harvest. However, the garden trade has a large number of pre-grown plants that you can still use now. For example, plant kale, Brussels sprouts, cauliflower or broccoli seedlings in the gaps created in the vegetable patch for harvest in late fall.
It is important that you water the small seedlings well, especially on hot summer days.
tips
Also in June, stick to the crop rotation and note which vegetable plants form good neighbors. This avoids infestation with pests and the freshly planted or sown plants grow much better.