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​Planting

MAY - VEGETABLES
  • Start sowing French and Runner Bean in well prepared ground.
  • Thin out carrot and other root crop seedlings, do not allow to dry out.
  • Sow courgettes and Squashes at end of month or earlier under cloches.
  • Sow more seeds for succession growing and thin out overcrowded seedlings.

MAY - FRUIT
  • Feed Rhubarb and put compost round crowns after harvesting.
  • Protect strawberries with straw mulch.
  • Weed around fruit canes and bushes.

JUNE - VEGETABLES
  • Keep beans and peas well watered and protected from pests.
  • Continue succession sowing of salad crops.
  • Pinch out the top shoots of broad bean plants and watch out for aphids.
  • Stop cutting asparagus on midsummer's day.
  • Transplant brassicas and leek seedlings to their growing beds.
  • Keep weeding and watering and watching for signs of disease.

JUNE - FRUIT
  • Net strawberries and other soft fruit to protect from birds.
  • Remove raspberry suckers appearing between the rows.
  • Keep fruit bushes watered during dry spells.
  • Keep fruit garden well hoed to prevent weeds competing for moisture.
  • Tie in new blackberry and loganberry canes to prevent damage.
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  • HOME
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      • 2021 - MEETINGS >
        • FULL COUNCIL
        • BUILDING & TOWN
        • FINANCE & RESOURCES
        • PLANNING
      • 2020 >
        • FULL COUNCIL
        • BUILDING & TOWN
        • FINANCE & RESOURCES
        • PLANNING
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      • ASSET REGISTER
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      • INTERNAL AUDIT REPORTS
      • MEMBERSHIP OF COMMITTEES
      • PRIVACY NOTICE
      • STANDING ORDERS
    • GRANTS
    • MAP OF ROMSEY WARDS
    • MAYOR'S OFFICE >
      • MAYOR'S DIARY
      • ADDRESSING THE MAYOR
      • FORMER MAYORS
    • NEWSLETTERS
    • STREET COLLECTIONS
    • TOWN CRIER'S DIARY
    • JOB VACANCIES >
      • VOLUNTEER MARSHALS
  • TOWN HALL
    • MARRIAGE/CIVIL PARTNERSHIPS
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    • BUSINESS SUPPORT
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    • COMMUNITY CINEMA >
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    • MARKET PLACE
    • NOTICEBOARD
    • ROMSEY COMMUMNITY EMERGENCY PLAN
    • ROMSEY MARKETS
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    • PLOTS PLAN
    • RULES
    • SHOP
    • NEWSLETTERS >
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