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June Tips

June Tips

This is a great month to be in the garden as there is plenty to do in the way of planting.

Borders

Rose
  		• Shorten long shoots and thin out old and weak wood from shrubs that have finished flowering.
  		• Weed beds and borders regularly.
  		• Thin out seedlings of hardy annuals that were sown directly into the soil.
  		• Sprinkle a Rose food around Rose plants to encourage strong growth and a good flower display.
  		• Spray Roses to control pest and disease if necessary.
  		• Support taller annuals and perennials with pea sticks pushed into the soil.
  		• Water newly planted shrubs and perennials in dry periods.
  		• Tie the new growth of climbers to their supports.

    Bedding Plants

    •Start to think about the plants you would like for autumn and winter colour and place your orders as early as possible to avoid disappointment.
    •Continue planting out your summer flowering bedding plants.
    •Feed your plants with a liquid plant food such as Westland feed-all or Miracle-Gro every week to give you more and better flowers.
    •In hot weather it is best to water in the evening.
    •Snip off dead flower heads regularly to encourage more new flowers

    Containers

    •Continue planting up containers with tender summer flowering plants.
    •Water containers regularly even if it has rained, at least twice a day during hot weather.
    •Turn hanging baskets regularly so that the plants develop evenly on all sides.

    Lawns

    •Mow lawns more frequently and reduce the cutting height if the grass is growing quickly.
    •Feed tired lawns with a liquid lawn food to give them a boost.
    •Control lawn weeds either by hand or with an appropriate weedkiller.
    •Use a lawn edger to neaten up any untidy, squashed, or damaged lawn edges.

    Fruit

    •Tie new canes of Raspberries and Blackberries onto wires, keep them separate from last years growth.
    •Pick Rhubarb regularly and do not allow it to form flower spikes.
    •Remove damaged branches from Damsons and Plums.
    •Spread nets over soft fruit bushes.
    •Check fruit cages for tears or damage.
    •Place straw or mats beneath developing strawberries to protect from slugs.
    •Finish harvesting Asparagus.
    •Keep onions well watered to ensure that the bulbs swell.
    •Pull up soil around main crop potatoes.
    •Pinch out tips of broad beans to discourage black fly.

    The Vegetable Garden

    •Thin out rows of previously sown vegetables allow them to reach their potential.
    •Plant leeks when the plants are as thick as a pencil.
    •Keep onions well watered to ensure that the bulbs swell.
    •Pull up soil around main crop potatoes.
    •Plant leeks when the plants are as thick as a pencil.
    •Pinch out tips of broad beans to discourage black fly.

    The Greenhouse

    •Use a shade paint or netting on greenhouses to prevent over heating and scorching of tender plants.
    •Feed all plants at least once a week.
    •Use a biological control or fumigate if pests are a problem.
    •Open the vents each day to allow air to circulate.
    •Remove side shoots from tomatoes, but not bush varieties.
    •Continue training and feeding cucumbers and melons.
    •Pick male flowers from cucumbers and pollinate female flowers.

    Ponds

    •Continue to feed pond fish.
    •Remove any blanket weed by twirling it around a stick.
    •Check filters on pumps to ensure they are not blocked.

    General Tasks

    •Continue to use slug and snail control to protect the new shoots of plants.
    •If not already done, clean down and oil wooden garden furniture.
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