With the 21st June being the longest day this is a month of wonderfully long daylight hours, warmth and sunshine. Ideal conditions for plants to grow strongly. The flower garden will now be at its most colourful but it’s the June vegetable garden on which we will concentrate here.
What to Sow Direct?
The soil will have warmed up nicely so, provided there are no weeds and you water regularly, this is a perfect month for sowing vegetable seeds outdoors. Straight lines will help with spotting weeds and hoeing but your sweetcorn needs to grow in blocks.
Salad crops Peas French Beans Carrots Swede
Turnip Beetroot Kohl Rabi Turnip Watercress
Sweetcorn Pak Choi Runner Beans Kale Spinach
Turnip Beetroot Kohl Rabi Turnip Watercress
Sweetcorn Pak Choi Runner Beans Kale Spinach
What to Plant?
The danger of frost has gone and so those vegetable plants you’ve been nurturing in the greenhouse and in cold frames can now be planted out. Stake where necessary, remember to water and provide protection from hungry pests.
Outdoor Tomatoes Peppers Aubergines Broccoli Kale
Cauliflower Cabbage Sweetcorn Celery Chillies Runner Beans Courgette Marrow Squashes Sprouts
Cauliflower Cabbage Sweetcorn Celery Chillies Runner Beans Courgette Marrow Squashes Sprouts
What to Harvest?
Sorry but you really do need to stop cutting asparagus from the middle of the month as the bed needs time to recover for next year. Thankfully, there’s plenty of other veg to harvest and enjoy.
Salad crops Turnips Peas Sorrel Radish
Early Potatoes Mangetout Courgettes Chillies Early Carrots
Broad Beans Calabrese Garlic Cauliflower Spinach
Early Potatoes Mangetout Courgettes Chillies Early Carrots
Broad Beans Calabrese Garlic Cauliflower Spinach
What to Do?
Regular watering is essential this month as is the application of liquid feed. First thing in the morning or in the evening are the best time to water. The warmth and the water will be encouraging not only your plants but also the weeds to grow so keep the hoe handy.
Apply greenhouse shading Thin out seedlings – take care with carrots
Plant out in final positions Take natural pest control precautions,
Move citrus trees outside Remove side-shoots from cordon tomatoes
Plant out in final positions Take natural pest control precautions,
Move citrus trees outside Remove side-shoots from cordon tomatoes