A member of the brassica family, along with broccoli and cabbage, cauliflower was first eaten in Europe in the 13th century and was originally from the Middle East. Cauliflower was originally known as coleflower, meaning cabbage flower. With its classic creamy white florets and delicate flavour it is an attractive and popular choice. As well as the familiar white variety, Romanesco cauliflowers are available. These are conical-shaped and pale green in colour.
July
Rhubarb
Rhubarb is an attractive hardy perennial with large leaves and pink, red or greenish leaf stalks that are used as a dessert, often in pies and crumbles. Stems are usually picked in spring, but plants can be covered with pots to produce an early crop of blanched stalks in late winter. The flavour of stems varieties in sweetness depending on the age of the stems.
Rhubarb needs an open, sunny site with moist, but free-draining soil as it hates being waterlogged in winter. Avoid frost pockets as stems are susceptible to frost.
Carrots
Carrots develop normally within a great range of temperatures and are grown throughout the world with the exception of the very warmest areas.
Sweetcorn
Also known as corn on the cob, sweetcorn is composed of rows of tightly packed golden yellow kernels, growing along a tough central core. When ripe, the kernels are sweet and juicy, and are best cooked simply, with a little butter. Like peas, the natural sugars in the kernels turn to starch quite quickly, which makes the kernels tougher and less sweet, so it should be eaten as fresh as possible.
Radish
Turnip
Turnips are a quick crop which matures in 6 weeks from sowing seed to harvest. It is therefore worth having in the vegetable plot to fill in gaps between other crops
An easy to grow vegetable that matures quickly with a delicate flavour.
Parsley
A versatile herb to grow as it has many uses in the kitchen. Parsley is a biennial herb; flowering and developing seeds in its second year.
Curled leaf parsley, which is often used as a garnish, or flat leafed parsley which has a milder taste.
You can grow parsley from plants bought at a garden centre or sow seeds indoors to be planted out or sow seeds direct into a bed. Parsley grows well in containers too, either indoors or outdoors.
July: Q. What would be good to plant following early potatoes and peas to keep my plot productive over the winter?
A. Many saladings, including loose-leaf lettuces, small beet, onions and garlic could all be planted in autumn. Leaks can be planted in July and in August Japanese onions would be recommended. Also Rocket, Mizuna, Pak Choi and Mooli are great alternatives.
So what can I sow now, in July?
Found this and thought it was interesting
Which of course leads on to the question, what can be sown now? Its all too easy to stop sowing once the main summer veggies are in the ground, and then regret it come autumn & winter. There are lots of things you should be sowing now, including:
Garlic
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