WINTER
Your Gardening Guide for June
WARM REGION
WINTER
Your Gardening Guide for June
WARM REGION
Welcome to June!
June Jobs
#1 Fallen leaves
The leaves that have fallen can all be turned into empty or new garden beds to break down and create a good organic mulch layer.
#2 Mulch
Time to reapply mulch to keep the soil warm and retain moisture in the soil around the roots.
#3 Plant
Plant strawberry runners, roses and rhubarb and asparagus crowns.
#4 Bare root trees
Plant bare rooted fruit and deciduous trees. For a fraction of the cost of containerised plants, it’s the cheapest way to fill your garden.
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Scale insects
Check your plants for scale insects. Keeping a close eye especially on your citrus trees.
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Cabbage white butterfly
Protect all brassicas from cabbage white butterfly, keep vegies netted this month.
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Weeding
Weeding is still needed at this time of year. Most plant growth has slowed down so it won't be required as often but try to remove as many competitors as possible before the weather warms up again.
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Attract pollinators and beneficial insects
Plant cornflower, calendula, dianthus, pansies, viola, snapdragons, stock, ageratum and marigolds to attract pollinator and beneficial insects to your patch.
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Green manure
Plant a green manure crop to add some nutrients back into your patch, especially before planting heavy feeders in Spring. Crops like fava bean, field pea, oats and wheat will improve soils.
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Rockdust
Fruit & Citrus Fertiliser 2kg
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