Fruit and veg job checklist - week 27

1 - 7 July 2013

It's time to...

Water beans and pick them regularly
Transplant brassica seedlings from the seedbed to their final positions, spacing them about 30-45cm apart. Brussels sprouts need about 75cm
Plant out leek seedlings from their seedbed once they are pencil thick, planting them 15cm apart in rows, with about 30cm between rows
Place collars of card or carpet underlay around the stem base of newly transplanted brassicas to keep cabbage root fly away
Pick off malformed or withered apples and any showing signs of pest or disease attack
Keep fruit bushes covered with netting, then weave a cane through the bottom edge and peg it down to stop birds crawling underneath
Make the final pickings of rhubarb and cut any flower spikes that form right down to their base
Lift early potatoes and shallots as they mature
Sow swedes and cover with fleece to prevent seedlings being attacked by flea beetle
Sow seeds of vegetables, including beetroot, cabbage, endive, kohl rabi, lettuce, radish, rocket, spinach and turnips