What to do in June
June is a lively month in the UK garden, as summer officially begins and plants start to reach their full potential. It's a month to enjoy your hard work from earlier in the season while continuing to nurture and maintain your garden:
Things to do in June:
- Continue weeding and deadheading.
- Water new and young plants as necessary.
- Look out for pests and suckers on roses.
- Finish pruning spring-flowering shrubs.
- Propagate climbers by layering.
- Cut back and tidy up perennials if not already done.
- Take cuttings from pinks.
- Sow seeds of perennials.
- Lift and divide overgrown clumps of bulbs.
- Plant out summer bedding plants.
- Mow the lawn and trim edges regularly.
- Give tired lawns a boost with a liquid feed and water new lawns made in the spring.
- Harvest vegetables as they come to maturity.
- Plant winter brassicas protecting them from pests.
- Keep fruit and vegetables well watered during dry spells.
- Shade and ventilate the greenhouse.
Last Chance:
- Plant new plants before summer really starts to heat up.
- Continue to sow hardy annuals outside to flower this year.
- Plant out tender vegetables such as tomatoes.
Getting Ahead:
- Sow chicory to force in winter.
- Peg down strawberry runners to make new plants.
The Weather
- Warm days and mild nights, with average day time temperatures ranging from 18°C to 21°C and night time temperatures between 10°C and 12°C. Occasionally hot days can push temperatures above 25°C, but these are less common.
- Rainfall is lower, but summer showers or thunderstorms can occur.
- Longer days with plenty of sunshine making it one of the sunniest months.
General Tasks
Vegetables & Herbs
Fruit
The Flower Garden
The Greenhouse
Containers
Trees & Shrubs
Hedges
The Lawn
Wildlife and the Pond
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