June
Chores and Maintenance
- Prune deciduous and evergreen hedges, spring flowering trees and shrubs - after blooming
- Remove dead, diseased wood from trees and shrubs
- Control weeds – pull when soil is damp
- Continue to pinch back mums and asters, until July 4th
- Stake tall plants
- Prune tomato plants
- Mulch vegetable garden to control weeds, and water
- Water 1” per week
- Water lawn a total of 1 – 1-1/2” per week; maintain lawn height at 2-1/2– 3”
Plant and/or Transplant
- Container-grown trees, shrubs, ground covers, annuals
- Transplant evergreens and perennials
- Start annuals in flats for later summer planting
- Transplant warm-season vegetable and herb seedlings to garden
- Sow seeds of biennials: sweet william, canterbury bells, English daisies, foxglove
Fertilize
- Roses with organic fertilizer (5-10-5)
- Annuals and container plants with water-soluble fertilizer (monthly)
- Vegetables with a slow-release fertilizer