For both male and female Rotties spayed or neutered before one year of age, there was a one in four lifetime risk for bone cancer, and the sterilized animals were significantly more likely to develop the disease than intact dogs of the same breed.
What Vegetables to Plant in June. Once you are confident that frosts are over, plant out, tomatoes, aubergines, peppers, sweet corn, runner and French beans. Outdoor tomatoes should be 15-23 cm (6-9 in) tall, with the first flower truss just showing.
When to harvest berries depends on the berry type, too. Strawberries are usually ready to pick in June and may be harvested for three to four weeks. They are fully ripe when the entire berry is red. Elderberries mature in the mid summer, as do most other types of berries. Blackberries, however, are often not ripe until late August and into September.