Jobs to do in June in the garden

annie123 · 28 May 2008 at 10:48PM

June is a great month in the garden, long days, sunshine and showers and not too chilly.:D
If I have left out anything please add it to the thread to give others ideas what can be done.
If short on time this month remember to at least:

Water, Feed and Weed if you don’t do anything else this month

Watch greenhouses. May get too hot and need shading
Hedges and many shrubs could do with trim now, if spring flower shrubs e.g. deutzia are too large, you can prune hard.
Mow lawn and feed
Start a compost heap. Keep turning an existing one, remember to add wet and dry layers.
Start a turf roof on your shed.

Flower garden

Plant out summer bedding plants, don’t forget to harden off
Start sowing biennials…foxgloves etc for flowering next year
June is a good month to sow perennials. Sow directly into the garden.
Plant out tuberous begonias
Miniature roses can be propagated from stem cuttings. Should have rooted by autumn
Primula clumps can be divided now make sure root and leaves on each new plant
Many fuchsias benefit from having their tips pinched out to encourage bushy plants
Take cuttings of geraniums, fuchsias and houseplants
Pot on any cuttings taken earlier in the year
After bearded iris has finished flowering, congested clumps can be divided, reduce leaf height by half when replanting
Lavender flowers can be harvested for drying, cut long stems and hang upside down in a warm dark place for at least a month
You can start taking softwood cuttings from mid month of shrubs
Stake tall plants safely, no bare top canes please!
Rose pruning can start after flowering this month, visit the links sticky for advice on each type

Kitchen garden

Crops to sow: runner beans, dwarf French beans, Kohl Rabi, carrots, marrows, beetroot, autumn cabbage cauliflower, peas, broccoli, sweet corn, swede, spinach, pumpkins and other squashes, parsley, basil, coriander, turnip, chives.
Crops to plant: Runner beans, French beans, Broad beans, Tomatoes, Sweetcorn, Squashes, Cucumbers, Cabbage, Cauliflowers, Marrows, Peppers (late June,) Courgettes, Kale, fennel, Celery, Leeks, Lettuce
Earth up potatoes and keep well watered. Earlies may be ready this month
Early peas may be ready to harvest later this month. When your peas have finished always leave the roots in the soil to fix nitrogen.
Thin seedlings, less is more!
Gaps between winter sprouts etc can be used for a quick crop such as radishes or lettuce
Watch for aphids on fruit trees, spray with soapy water
Watch strawberries don’t get nibbled
Train cucumbers
Plant leeks into final position
remember to harvest anything ready!!

Ponds and wildlife

Top up bird feeders
avoid chunky foods that could choke young fledglings
keep the bird bath topped up
Make the pond more wildlife friendly
Put out log, twig and/or rock piles to create shelter for wildlife
Plant annuals and perennials to attract insects
Leave nesting birds undisturbed in garden shrubs and hedges
Leave roses that produce hips without dead-heading them
Mow spring flowering meadows once bulb foliage has died down
Mow recently established perennial meadows to control weeds
Leave annual meadows un-mown
Pond weed can be a problem wind around a stick to remove.
Bats are breeding this month, Why not put up a bat box on a sunny wall? Many bat species are garden-friendly, eating the midges and tiny insects that cause annoyance on summer evenings.
Many garden mammals have given birth to young, litters of hedgehogs and badgers are being born. Hedgehog and badger food is available for sale. It is not a good idea to feed hedgehogs with bread and milk, as this is not their natural diet. Good quality cat or dog food, or raw minced meat mixed with raw egg make good alternatives.
If you must: Use a wildlife-friendly brand of slug pellets to avoid harming predators that eat the affected slugs.
Start a nettle patch for butterflies in a sunny spot…If you don’t have small children.

Just a short list them to get us going this month:rolleyes:
Do look at the useful links sticky, some great sites to visit full of useful advice and ideas.

Whats happening in your garden this month?

Happy gardening everyone.:D

oliveoyl · 29 May 2008 at 1:03AM

Good post... thanks for this.

Are there any other crops that can be grown together like the sprouts/radish combo you mention? I was wondering if it was possible the other day and didn't get round to posting/asking (actually I forgot).

redmatchstickman · 29 May 2008 at 11:03PM

im a new gardener and have been eagerly awaiting this list. been following it since i joined this site and it was my main motivator for starting my garden this year and not being lazy! thanks,

superjaggybunnet · 30 May 2008 at 1:57PM

What is the benefit of a turf roof on your shed?

How do you mow it without falling through?

arkonite_babe · 30 May 2008 at 3:31PM

I've added this thread to the useful links sticky for future reference.

The garden year

ab

annie123 · 30 May 2008 at 8:38PM

superjaggybunnet wrote: »

What is the benefit of a turf roof on your shed?

How do you mow it without falling through?

its only a small shed, DH copied the idea from gardeners world.
Wildlife love as I have several flowering alpines, lavender and the gaps are filled with my mini meadow, wild flowers and grasses
no need to water and a quick trim with the shears if needed.

annie123 · 30 May 2008 at 8:41PM

redmatchstickman wrote: »

im a new gardener and have been eagerly awaiting this list. been following it since i joined this site and it was my main motivator for starting my garden this year and not being lazy! thanks,

Pleased its been useful to you.
We all need reminders what to do and as others add what they are up to it does build a good list through out the year.

annie123 · 30 May 2008 at 8:42PM

oliveoyl wrote: »

Good post... thanks for this.

Are there any other crops that can be grown together like the sprouts/radish combo you mention? I was wondering if it was possible the other day and didn't get round to posting/asking (actually I forgot).

There are more, will post back with extras

Quicker to do links, read all 3 pages of the first link, lots of useful info
http://www.nvsuk.org.uk/growing_show_vegetables_1/intercropping.php

http://www.growveg.com/growguides/growing-in-small-spaces.aspx

http://www.vegetableexpert.co.uk/PlantingTips.html

Let me know how you get on.

oliveoyl · 31 May 2008 at 7:57AM

Thanks for that, I'll have a go at cramming more in. I do already have some plants sharing space... garlic and asparagus which was intentional, and they don't seem to mind each other, and some self-seeded combinations... salad onions and chives all over.

annie123 · 1 June 2008 at 8:06PM

your welcome, I too have found salad onions, chives, and nasturtiums can turn all over the place.

annie123 · 4 June 2008 at 10:12PM

How nice to be gardening until 9.30 tonight.:D

Everything is growing very nicely although my slugs and snails are multiplying faster than I can collect them and relocate to the local woods.:mad:

Planted a few more radishes which dd muches as a snack

strange!

staked toms, and added another tyre to the potatoes.

Running out of space, keep eyeing up neighbours garden, fence to fence paving with 2 pots, low maintenance to an extreme!!!

Jobs to do in June in the garden

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