June 2022
Oh boy, didn’t winter let us know she was coming! Frosty mornings have certainly started in our patch and have made themselves a regular occurrence. With that said it is time to bring in precious and tender plants to protect them from the freezing air.
After the frost clears it usually brings the sunshine, so when the sun is out remember to get out in the garden, because what you put in you get out… which is often beautiful homegrown veggies!
Don’t forget you can book either into a garden consult or a 15 minute nursery consult via our website if you have any questions!
Here are couple of ideas to get you started:
Tie and stake Brussels sprouts before the sprouts mature and become too weighty to stay upright.
Repeat plant lettuce, Asian greens, spring onions and carrots. Check for crowding along the rows of previously planted seedlings. Use the small, discarded seedlings in a stir fry or feed them as treats for your chooks.
Don’t forget to aerate compost heaps to prevent sogginess! Continue to monitor for pest and disease.
Asparagus can be dug up and divided, grown by seedlings or crowns. Once you have tasted home grown asparagus, nothing else can come near to tasting so delicious.
If you have ordered bare rooted trees or roses, you need to prepare the spot they are to grow in by adding compost and well-rotted manure. Don’t forget to mulch after planting but don’t let the mulch touch the trunk.
New plantings need to be protected from the arctic winds of the next couple of months so be sure to install a windbreak on the windward side or install a tree guard covered with hessian.
When all leaves have shed from deciduous trees it’s time to prune, including deciduous shrubs and climbers.
If you are planting new fruit trees don’t forget to check if they are self-pollinating or need a buddy to cross pollinate with.
Treat nectarines and peach trees with copper fungicide to prevent leaf -curl.
Plant cells benefit from a regular seaweed application during winter. This improves their resilience to the harsh weather.
June is the perfect time to dig up and remove any deciduous plants that may have been planted in the wrong place.
Lift and divide herbaceous perennials. This is an excellent way of increasing your plant numbers and can help fill a new bed very quickly. I will be lifting and dividing lamb’s ears and cannas in the next few moments I get.
Rose cuttings can be taken now. Check out our Instagram page or website for a how to video soon.
Winter months are a great time to sharpen and clean secateurs especially prior to winter pruning.
New projects such as path building, new garden beds prepared are a great job to do this month.
Tidy garden borders and clean up all the debris after this windy week.
Fill bare patches in your garden beds with pretty winter flowering annuals such as viola, pansy, primula or polyanthus. Or mulch to keep the weeds at bay.
Sow and Plant Now:
Veg & Herbs:
Artichoke, asian greens, asparagus crowns, broad beans, broccoli, cabbage, chives, coriander, endive, english spinach, garlic, kale, lettuce, mint, onion, parsley, pea, radish, snow pea, spring onion, strawberry.
Annuals and Perennials:
Aquilegia, calendula, candytuft, dianthus, english daisy, gypsophila, linaria, polyanthus, primula, statice, stock, sweet william.
