June is a turning point in the vegetable garden. Spring crops are maturing, summer crops are taking off, and small decisions now can shape your harvest for months. This is the month to shift from setup to stewardship—watering, training, feeding, and watching closely. 1. Adjust Watering for Warmer Weather As days lengthen and temperatures rise,…
June is a busy month in the garden, marked by rapid growth and long, warm days. Warm-season vegetables are maturing, and now is the time for successive sowings to maintain a continuous harvest. Summer crops like beans, squash, cucumbers, and melons are going in the ground or being transplanted, while heat-loving herbs and perennials flourish….
Summer arrives toward the end of this month. Now is the time–before hot weather arrives–to finish your spring garden chores. After weeding beds and borders, sprinkle slow-release organic fertilizer around each plant then add an aged compost mulch across beds. Aged compost will work itself into the soil through the summer improving both moisture retention…
Late spring and early summer is the time to set out heat-loving crops–tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, cucumbers, zucchini, squashes, cucumbers, okra, and melons. Plant these crops where they will get plenty of sunshine for rapid growth and timely harvests. Work plenty of aged compost or commercial organic planting mix into the beds, mounds, and hills ahead…
June is the month the vegetable, herb, and fruit gardens pick up steam. Spring comes to a close in June and summer begins. Complete your spring planting in early June. By the end of the month, the soil and air will be sufficiently warm for plant growth to accelerate and begin growth toward harvest. (Of…
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