June
June is a great month for enjoying your garden with new flowers blossoming, and buzzing wildlife...In between relaxing, here are a few garden jobs that need doing during the month of June...
- Mow your lawn at least once a week, invest in a new mower if necessary. Feed regularly and re-seed larger areas, use an easy spreader for an even spread.
- Plant up hanging baskets, make sure you use water retaining granules and a slow release feed to help them flourish all Summer. Fill any empty containers you have with new Summer bedding.
- Pinch out your tomatoes regularly, harvest any lettuce, radish and early potatoes and any other salads that are ready. Feed with Tomorite or Fruit & Veg Feed.
- Get Summer ready & make any major changes to your garden such as new patios, garden buildings, and furniture.
- Water plants early mornings and late evenings, when the sun is down, and install a water butt to collect rainwater and re-use for watering.
- Cut back spring-flowering perennials, to encourage fresh foliage.
- Start to pick Sweet Peas as soon as they flower, and dead-head roses if they are repeat-flowering roses to encourage more blooms.
- Remove any dead foliage from Spring flowering bulbs, with the exception of Daffodils and Tulips which could be left a little longer, but do take off any seed-heads that may appear. If possible, it is best to allow the foliage to naturally die back.
- Keep the greenhouse well ventilated during the day as temperature fluctuations caused by hot temperatures in the day, then cool at night could very well affect tomato plants fruiting.
- Stay on top of weeding so your plants don’t have to compete for water & nutrients.
