I have used this website for the monthly jobs for several years now, so thought I should share with you. I know gardening has had a slow start with our spring we have been having. First 2 weeks of May was great and then it was rainy, cold, more rain for 2 weeks, with some bad storms thrown in there with hail. I am hearing that gardeners are having some of the gardens not looking the best with all of this. NOW this weekend, we are having hot humid weather. Breaking records of highs....so all we can do is keep drinking water, and keep our gardens well watered. I will be at the greenhouse hosting a 4-H club working on the pots we take to decorate the fair grounds for our Franklin Co. Fair in July. We will take over 200 containers to decorate the fair ground so this will give us a start on those containers. I will take pictures because we could have as many as 40 kids here working on these. I am doing different designs methods so give them so education while they work. That is Saturday night but getting ready for it today and tomorrow.
I will take a picture of what I have done this week, but have moved my office area outside under a tree. TOO warm in the greenhouse to work on bookwork, so I will stay as cool as I can the next few days. We have fans in the area with the cash register so checking out isn't too bad.
Do what you can early in the morning with your garden, and do what I have been told to do but DRINK LOTS OF FLUIDS....keep safe with this heat. Till later, Becky
What to Do in the Garden in June
By the month of June, all northern hemisphere gardens are in full throttle. Even the coldest zones have been planted and are ready for a bit of maintenance. Warmer climates are still ahead of the game, shifting into a transition period northern gardeners don’t experience. But crops are still growing, insects are still feasting and, despite the heat and humidity, this is not the time to rest.
Spring is a mad dash to get the garden cleaned and planted.
Come June, it may be tempting to simply sit back and enjoy your garden, but now is the time to turn to the true aspects of gardening - tending to your plants and reaping the rewards. Remember, you are not the only one who enjoys what you've planted. We're entering peak pest and problem season. So start (or refuel) your gardening engines and choose a few tasks from June's To Do Gardening List.
Miscellaneous
■ Work outside when it's less humid (early morning, late afternoon / evening).
■ Keep new plants well watered.
■ Check your mulch and reapply on bare spots, before the weeds move in.
■ Side dress with compost or manure, or feed with fish emulsion, for mid-season pick-up.
■ Check plant leaves for signs of nutrient deficiency.
■ Give the compost a turn.
■ Give your houseplants a summer vacation, by moving them outdoors.
■ Make sure the birds have fresh water in birdbaths or shallow dishes in the garden.
Ornamentals
■ Keep up on deadheading, for long season bloom.
■ Pinch back tall growing fall bloomers like asters, monarda and helianthus, to make them stockier and full of flower buds, and so they don't bloom too early.
Vegetables
■ Stop harvesting asparagus and rhubarb. Let them build up reserves for next season.
Replace cool season crops, like spinach, that have bolted from the heat.
■ Succession plant summer greens, like kale, chard, and even lettuce.
■ Get any remaining warm season vegetables (tomatoes, peppers, eggplant...) in the ground.
■ Keep up on blanching your celery, cauliflower and tender greens.
■ Plant a new batch of bush beans every couple of weeks.
■ Keep tomato plants staked as they grow. Pinch out suckers.
■ Put a couple of drops of mineral oil on corn silks within a week after they appear, to prevent corn earworm.
Fruit
■ Be prepared for June Drop of fruit from fruit trees. They're just thinning out to a manageable crop size. Clean up any fallen fruit.
■ Protect ripening berries with nets or row covers
Trees & Shrubs
■ If you want to prune or shear your evergreens, do so as soon as the new growth starts to turn a darker green.
■ Once the wisteria finishes blooming, you can do a maintenance pruning to keep it in check
Pests
■ Summer is for insects. Be vigilant! Check both sides of leaves for eggs and nymphs.
■ Keep watch for four-lined plant bug damage, especially on the mint family.
■ Look up in trees, for nests of bagworms.
■ Japanese Beetles - They're back!
taken from https://www.thespruce.com/what-to-do-in-the-garden-in-june-
till next time this is Becky Litterer from Becky's Greenhouse Dougherty Iowa
I will take a picture of what I have done this week, but have moved my office area outside under a tree. TOO warm in the greenhouse to work on bookwork, so I will stay as cool as I can the next few days. We have fans in the area with the cash register so checking out isn't too bad.
Do what you can early in the morning with your garden, and do what I have been told to do but DRINK LOTS OF FLUIDS....keep safe with this heat. Till later, Becky
What to Do in the Garden in June
By the month of June, all northern hemisphere gardens are in full throttle. Even the coldest zones have been planted and are ready for a bit of maintenance. Warmer climates are still ahead of the game, shifting into a transition period northern gardeners don’t experience. But crops are still growing, insects are still feasting and, despite the heat and humidity, this is not the time to rest.
Spring is a mad dash to get the garden cleaned and planted.
Come June, it may be tempting to simply sit back and enjoy your garden, but now is the time to turn to the true aspects of gardening - tending to your plants and reaping the rewards. Remember, you are not the only one who enjoys what you've planted. We're entering peak pest and problem season. So start (or refuel) your gardening engines and choose a few tasks from June's To Do Gardening List.
Miscellaneous
■ Work outside when it's less humid (early morning, late afternoon / evening).
■ Keep new plants well watered.
■ Check your mulch and reapply on bare spots, before the weeds move in.
■ Side dress with compost or manure, or feed with fish emulsion, for mid-season pick-up.
■ Check plant leaves for signs of nutrient deficiency.
■ Give the compost a turn.
■ Give your houseplants a summer vacation, by moving them outdoors.
■ Make sure the birds have fresh water in birdbaths or shallow dishes in the garden.
Ornamentals
■ Keep up on deadheading, for long season bloom.
■ Pinch back tall growing fall bloomers like asters, monarda and helianthus, to make them stockier and full of flower buds, and so they don't bloom too early.
Vegetables
■ Stop harvesting asparagus and rhubarb. Let them build up reserves for next season.
Replace cool season crops, like spinach, that have bolted from the heat.
■ Succession plant summer greens, like kale, chard, and even lettuce.
■ Get any remaining warm season vegetables (tomatoes, peppers, eggplant...) in the ground.
■ Keep up on blanching your celery, cauliflower and tender greens.
■ Plant a new batch of bush beans every couple of weeks.
■ Keep tomato plants staked as they grow. Pinch out suckers.
■ Put a couple of drops of mineral oil on corn silks within a week after they appear, to prevent corn earworm.
Fruit
■ Be prepared for June Drop of fruit from fruit trees. They're just thinning out to a manageable crop size. Clean up any fallen fruit.
■ Protect ripening berries with nets or row covers
Trees & Shrubs
■ If you want to prune or shear your evergreens, do so as soon as the new growth starts to turn a darker green.
■ Once the wisteria finishes blooming, you can do a maintenance pruning to keep it in check
Pests
■ Summer is for insects. Be vigilant! Check both sides of leaves for eggs and nymphs.
■ Keep watch for four-lined plant bug damage, especially on the mint family.
■ Look up in trees, for nests of bagworms.
■ Japanese Beetles - They're back!
taken from https://www.thespruce.com/what-to-do-in-the-garden-in-june-
till next time this is Becky Litterer from Becky's Greenhouse Dougherty Iowa
