‘Oriental greens,icy season lettuces and greens will more than make up for the runner beans that failed to rush or the courgettes that got sluggedAugust is the month to whip away any failures with vegetables, to tidy up the scraggly, and weedy bits and start again for autumn. There will be neat patches of salads and greens for winter pickings in no time to make up for the runner beans that failed to rush or the courgettes that got slugged.
Clear away any debris and hoe off emerging weeds. It’s worth waiting a couple of days between hoeing and sowing,as you often fetch to clear another emerging batch of weeds. When the window for sowing is short, that kind of competition should not be tolerated.
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Source: theguardian.com