June in the Garden

Checklist

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  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

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• 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.