 What to do in JuneThe weather has been wet at times but at least that has given our vegetable plots some much needed rain - now the sun is back and so our plants are thriving! So far, the weather has not been as damp as last year and so we have not seen any of the mould and fungus that besieged last year's crop. Here are a few tasks, you may consider for this month. If you are a little behind, there is still time to check if there are any jobs you missed from our tips for May - click here.. |
June Jobs- The weather is now dry enough to apply Batimoss, the mosskiller that can be left on the surface to act systemically. Don't apply in the heat of midday, as the product may evaporate before the moss gets the chance to absorb it. Instead apply in the evening if possible, when the moss is looking for moisture.
- Whilst you are cleaning your patio and paths, check for perennial weeds. Apply Hydromoss as a water repellent sealant to prevent the regrowth of moss and algae and deter weeds by creating a barrier against rain water.
- Use our organic lawn fertiliser to protect the grass from weeds and moss.
- Don't forget to keep all pots well watered. Use our water storing crystals in the pots to help keep the pots full of moisture during dry spells.
- Keep on top of maintenance. Weed around strawberries and apply a mulch of clean straw or our mulch mats. Continue to earth up potatoes.
- Watch out for aphids on strawberries, indoor tomatoes and roses. Use our ladybird larvae as natural pest control.
- Plant out courgettes and pumpkins. It is a good idea to plant them beneath tall plants that need less water such as sweetcorn. Leave them plenty of space. You can also plant out runner beans, climbing beans and dwarf beans. Cucumbers can be planted out in cold frames.
- Continue to plant out peas, intercropping with lettuces and spinach between the rows. These plants are great for successional sowing to give you a continuous crop.
- Use cabbage collars to protect brassicas from the cabbage root fly.
- Use a hoe to keep the plot free of weeds, especially around onions.
- Continue to thin small seedlings such as beetroot and carrots.
- Plant out celery in trenches about 12in apart, and also turnips, perhaps along the sides of runner beans or between pea rows. Plant out leeks with a dibber, perhaps after lifting early potatoes
- Keep plants healthy and free of pests, fertilise onions and stop broad beans after three or four clusters of flowers have set. Protect young curds of cauliflowers by turning in the leaves over them. |
