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.
Most melons ripen in late summer or early- to mid-fall. It's typical to get two to three melons per vine. Their sweetness largely is determined during the three weeks leading up to harvest. Water them less during that time, as it's the drier conditions that promote sweetness.