Plotholders Progress August - September 2015
The Allotted Month August - September 2015
Despite regular watering my onions have bolted again this year which is rather disappointing. I’ve had better success with my runner beans and French green beans though, which are loaded with flowers and some beans are developing.
Fruit wise I’ve done quite well with my Gooseberry and blackcurrant crop and I should have a sizeable crop of Autumn Raspberries which will probably end up as jam.
For some reason my Plum trees have borne no fruit this year . Plum tree problems that prevent fruit range from age related to disease and even pest issues and it is important to identify why your plum tree’s not fruiting so that corrective action can be taken. I have put this down to late frosts earlier in the year killing off the blossom. Fruit trees require exposure to cold temperatures, a period called dormancy. Then warm temperatures signal the end of the dormant period and the time to begin growth and fruit production. Extreme cold during flowering will cause the blooms to drop too early, and the plum tree fails to bear fruit.
Many vegetables are ready for harvesting this month - beetroot; broad beans; cabbages; carrots; cauliflowers; courgettes; garlic; onions; potatoes – main crop; runner beans; squashes;
Fruit – Prune plums ;gages; damsons after fruiting ; continue pruning restricted forms of apples and pears; as well as any over-vigorous trees ;
Harvest blackcurrants; white and red currants; loganberries; plums ; raspberries; strawberries;
Prepare a plan for how store your hard earned produce – pickling ;preserving and freezing. Consider making cider with your apples
Plant - leeks; late cabbages; cauliflowers
Take cuttings of Rosemary; Bay ; Hyssop
General –
Earth up and stake brassicas that are to be kept for late Autumn winter or spring cropping.
Feed plants usually once very 1-2 weeks with a liquid feed.
Lift and dry onions in the sun
Pinch out runner beans that have reached the end of their support
Raise squashes off the ground to prevent rot.
Pinch out growing tip of Tomatoes at 4-5 trusses
J Greenfingers
Despite regular watering my onions have bolted again this year which is rather disappointing. I’ve had better success with my runner beans and French green beans though, which are loaded with flowers and some beans are developing.
Fruit wise I’ve done quite well with my Gooseberry and blackcurrant crop and I should have a sizeable crop of Autumn Raspberries which will probably end up as jam.
For some reason my Plum trees have borne no fruit this year . Plum tree problems that prevent fruit range from age related to disease and even pest issues and it is important to identify why your plum tree’s not fruiting so that corrective action can be taken. I have put this down to late frosts earlier in the year killing off the blossom. Fruit trees require exposure to cold temperatures, a period called dormancy. Then warm temperatures signal the end of the dormant period and the time to begin growth and fruit production. Extreme cold during flowering will cause the blooms to drop too early, and the plum tree fails to bear fruit.
Many vegetables are ready for harvesting this month - beetroot; broad beans; cabbages; carrots; cauliflowers; courgettes; garlic; onions; potatoes – main crop; runner beans; squashes;
Fruit – Prune plums ;gages; damsons after fruiting ; continue pruning restricted forms of apples and pears; as well as any over-vigorous trees ;
Harvest blackcurrants; white and red currants; loganberries; plums ; raspberries; strawberries;
Prepare a plan for how store your hard earned produce – pickling ;preserving and freezing. Consider making cider with your apples
Plant - leeks; late cabbages; cauliflowers
Take cuttings of Rosemary; Bay ; Hyssop
General –
Earth up and stake brassicas that are to be kept for late Autumn winter or spring cropping.
Feed plants usually once very 1-2 weeks with a liquid feed.
Lift and dry onions in the sun
Pinch out runner beans that have reached the end of their support
Raise squashes off the ground to prevent rot.
Pinch out growing tip of Tomatoes at 4-5 trusses
J Greenfingers