Jackie's Tips

MONTH OF JUNE
- Water
plants daily in warm weather, ideally in the evening or early morning, and
avoid splashing the foliage
- Give
container displays and hanging baskets a liquid feed every few weeks to
encourage flowering
- Fill
any gaps in borders with pots of tall bulbs, such as fragrant lilies, to
add instant colour
- Plant
out tender vegetables raised indoors, including beans, tomatoes, pumpkins,
courgettes, and sweetcorn
- Put
houseplants outside for the summer in a warm, sheltered spot to enjoy the
fresh air and extra light
- Spray
roses showing signs of disease, such as blackspot, powdery mildew, or rust
- Feed
lawns with a liquid or granular lawn fertiliser. Mow lawns regularly, but raise the
cutting hight to leave the grass longer during dry weather
- Keep
terracotta pots damp to keep roots cool
- Cut
back your Geraniums to encourage new growth
- Feed
and deadhead roses to keep them flowering strongly
- Water
your tomatoes daily to prevent them from drying out. This will prevent split fruits and blossom
end root. Apply tomato feed fortnightly
to crops in pots and growing bags, to encourage more fruiting.
- Coming
into holiday time ask a relative or friend to water, pick your plants and
vegetables to prevent them running in to seed
- Weeding
is never-ending! Remove unwanted
plants that compete for water and soil nutrients. Weeds will be easier to pull when the soil
is damp.
- Both
annual and perennial flowers can be deadheaded in July.
- Vines
and other plants will grow taller in July, so it is important to stake and
support the appropriately to make sure they don’t fall or break. When staking them, keep ties loose so
plants are not choked as they continue to grow.