WINTER
Your Gardening Guide for June
COOL REGION
WINTER
Your Gardening Guide for June
COOL REGION
Welcome to June!
Just because the temperatures are dropping doesn’t mean your gardening adventures have to end! Embrace the unique beauty and tranquillity of the winter season with our expert tips, premium products, and inspiring ideas.
June Top Tips
#1 Still time to plant!
Plant bare-root asparagus and rhubarb crowns.
#2 Bare root plants
Plant bare root roses and trees.
#3 Relocate
Relocate or transplant dormant perennials and shrubs if necessary. Be sure to take a large root ball to minimise transplant shock.
#4 Protection
Protect plants from frost. A cloche is good for small plants otherwise use fine mesh netting.
Diggers top pest tips
Citrus gall wasp
Citrus gall wasp should be pruned out now to prevent hatching and re-infecting your tree in spring.
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Cabbage white moth and caterpillars
You can remove any protective netting that was safeguarding the brassica and Asian green plants from the cabbage white moth and its hungry caterpillars. As the weather has cooled enough, the moths or butterflies no longer pose a problem.
Weeds
As the weather cools, there will be less maintenance to do in the garden but keep on top of weeds to reduce competition .
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Diggers top garden ideas
Transplant roses
Transplant any established roses now to new location if in the wrong place or planting too close together. Prune well before moving and water in well with seaweed fertiliser.
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Protect vulnerable plants
In frost prone areas, protect more vulnerable plants with a cloche or cover with a sheet on icier evenings or fortnightly applications of a seaweed solution will help nurse most plants through frosty nights.
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Move mulch
For some plants like avocado, you should move mulch away from the base as bare soils radiate warmth back into the canopy overnight much better than mulched soils which can stave off frost.
Plants to plant now
Plant aquilegia, calendula, cineraria, delphinium, hollyhock, foxglove, linaria, nemesia, pansy, primula, polyanthus, poppy, viola.
Plant beetroot, Brussels sprouts, broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, carrots, coriander, garlic, lettuce, leek, parsnip, onions, oregano, radish, turnip, thyme
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