June Gardening

~ By Aletha ~

Well we are into June and we should have some of our planting done. Our Strawberry season is here in June and boy I sure do love those strawberries, yummy! If you do not have Strawberries in your garden that is fine, the farmers market in your area I am sure will have loads of them. My husband and I went to two French markets on Saturday and I was able to get some plants for my garden. I bought 3 Melrose Pepper Plants and had a hard time this year getting them but where we got them (they are organic) the lady only had 3 left and I took them and I also bought some more heirloom Tomatoes to add to the garden.

With the growing season really doing good do not forget the lawn, yes in June do fertilize your lawn before the very hot weather comes along and I do hope everyone is mowing the lawn higher to give it strength and allow the roots to grow deeper. I mow my grass at 4" in the late spring to summer into early fall; I may have to mow twice a week when it is the raining season but it also helps choke out the weeds.

In June we have to watch for aphids on Roses, Shrubs and yes Trees. I get the garden hose out and spray with a hard spray of water to get rid of them and sometimes I might have to use soap. I will take some dish soap either Joy or Dove something mild and I have even used Baby Shampoo and fill a bottle with water, add a drop or two and shake and spray on my roses, it will not hurt the roses but will kill the aphids.

Also make sure you save your newspapers and lay them down in between your plants and then you can add mulch on top of that or even grass clippings. You need about 15 pages around your area to help keep the weeds out and yes it does work.

Now is when we want to prune our Spring Bushes such as Lilacs and Bridal wreaths after they finish blooming, especially if we want them to have a lot of blooms coming next year, remember to cut the older branches down to the ground, or part way down.

Well these are some of the things you can do in June so let us know what you have done in your garden so far and if you want to send Pictures we sure do love to look at them.

         

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