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Keep harvesting root vegetables as they mature, including parsnips and leeksOrder seed potatoes, onion sets and shallotsStretch netting over brassicas to protect them from pigeonsCover clumps of rhubarb with buckets or terracotta pots to force early

, planting them 15cm apart in rows, with about 30cm between rowsPlace collars of card or carpet underlay around the stem base of newly transplanted brassicas to keep cabbage root fly awayPick off malformed or withered apples and any showing signs of pest

Spray potatoes and outdoor tomatoes with Bordeaux mixture or similar to prevent blightThin heavy crops of apples, pears and plumsTie in new raspberry canes to support wiresCover brassicas with fine netting to prevent cabbage white butterflies laying

mildewLift early potatoesPick mangetout peas and beansSpray gooseberries to prevent sawfly attackSow an autumn crop of peas before mid-JulyTie in new growth on cordon-trained tomatoes and pinch out sideshoots. Bush varieties can be left to scramble over

tomatoes with Bordeaux mixture to prevent blightThin heavy fruit crops, picking off the smallest. Aim to leave developing fruits about 10-15cm apart along the stems, perhaps thinning congested spurs down to just a single fruitSow seed of herbs now

[brightcove exp=1463233149&vref=1600262047]I'm here at BBC Gardeners' World Live in Birmingham...I'm on Joe's allotment...I thought I'd check out what the competition was like.These are the veg I would recommend for beginner growers. They're really

stems of sedumsClear borders and rake up leaves FlowersKeep harvesting root vegetables as they matureOrder seed potatoes, onion sets and shallotsStretch netting over brassicasFruit & vegSow onion seed under cover, and keep warmCheck overwintering plants

greenfly from shoot tips with soapy waterFeed rhododendrons, azaleas, pieris and camelliasFlowersCover rows of strawberries with cloches Plant early potatoes outside in rowsSpray fruit trees and bushes with fungicide Fruit & vegPlant up bulbs, corms

foliage intact for six weeks after flowering FlowersSow dwarf and climbing beans in deep pots or cardboard toilet roll tubesPlant new asparagus bedsContinue planting potatoes, shallots and onion setsFruit & vegMake mini-cloches from empty plastic bottles

from hyacinthsFlowersPlace card collars around the stems of brassicasSow pots of herbs such as parsley, coriander and basil Plant out early potatoes, onion sets and shallotsFruit & vegPot up rooted cuttings and young plantsSow seeds of marrows