June in the Garden
Checklist
Check drip irrigation system. Repair as needed.
- Deeply water squash, tomatoes, melons, and cucumbers.
- Water early in the day to minimize diseases and conserve water.
- Water shrubs and trees slowly and deeply at the drip line.
- Trees less than 1-2 years will need watering at 7-10-day intervals.
- Keep Compost Pile as damp as a wrung-out sponge.
- Re-mulch trees; keep 6 inches away from trunk.
- Keep fertilizing roses; mulch to conserve water.
- Apply chelated iron to yellowing leaves with green veins.
- Give second feeding to camellias and azaleas.
- Monitor squash bugs on cole crops and squash.
- Use a strong blast of water or insecticidal soap for aphids.
- Check roses for rust; spray with fungicide according to label.
- Check for Saucer size brown patches in lawn that maybe web worm moths.
- Tie vines to trellises; stake tall bloomers (such as dahlias) before they topple.
Dig and divide crowded bulbs; allow to dry before replanting.
(Photo by Sadettin Dogan on Pexel)
Planting Guide
Vegetables & Herbs
- Start seeds in greenhouse or cold frame for Brussels sprouts.
- Directly seed cucumbers, corn, green beans and melons.
- Transplant seedlings or purchased plants of sage, basil, tomatoes, pumpkins, squash, cucumbers, onions, celery, sweet potatoes, corn, beans and melons.
- Harvest onions. shallots, carrots, potatoes, chard, beets and early corn varieties
Bulbs and Flowers
- EXTERNAL IMPlant warm weather annuals such as cosmos, globe amaranth, annual penstemon, portulaca, verbena, and zinnias.
- Plant heat tolerant perennials such as gaillardia, gentian, and rudbeckia. They will do well if properly watered until established. (photo by Paula Haley)
Trees and Shrubs
- Observe summer performance of trees and shrubs that are of interest prior to the Fall planting season.