Most people associate vegetable seed sowing with the spring but you can still be sowing cabbage, carrots, kale and spring onions as well as radishes, turnips, spinach and pak choi to keep you going throughout the autumn
NEW PLANTS: Turnips and spinach are among those that can be sown successfully in the summer
Seed-sowing won’t be affected if the excess water has caused the soil to lose some of its nutrients. Holly Jones, gardening expert at garden product supplier Garden Street, said:"It can take a few days after heavy rainfall for the soil to be dry enough to plant in."To know whether your soil is still too wet to sow seeds into, simply remove the first two to three inches of topsoil and grab a fist full.
Finally, ensure you're only planting what you have room to grow to avoid overcrowding the veg, as this can stunt the crop’s growth and lessen your yield. Here are five vegetables to sow or plant in mid to late August:Turnips are a reliable and versatile root vegetable that can be sown at this time of year, as the cooler temperatures in late summer and early autumn are perfect for their development.
Spinach prefers a rich, moist soil with a good level of nitrogen, so consider adding some organic compost to the soil before planting. It’s crucial to keep the area weed-free and watch out for slugs and snails which may damage the leaves.
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