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.
Harvest the immature flower bud before it opens. Cut the stem of each bud 1-2 inches below the bud base. In Zones 8-10, plants will produce a main crop in spring, but continue producing all season long, with a secondary peak in fall. Where artichokes are grown as an annual, harvest buds from midsummer through fall.