Jun 11, 2022
This episode is the garden To Do list for the month of June. Summer suddenly feels like it is in full swing, with a rapid to transition to HOT weather. Time to get your garden tasks done early in the morning.
Vegetables to plant:
- Tomatoes
- Eggplant
- Peppers
- Squash
- Watermelon
- Zucchini
- Corn
- Beans
- Cucumbers
- Melons
- Okra
- Pumpkins
- Watermelon
- Swiss Chard
Garden tasks:
- Shade peppers
- Pinch off basil flowers, dead head flowers
- Compost
- Mulch
- Deep water trees
- Remove stakes from trees and re-stake
- Paint fruit trees
- Thin fruit trees
- Monitor for pests, use kaolin clay diatomaceous earth
- Cage tomatoes, peppers
- Control weeds so they don’t go to seed
- Be patient with fruit set….or hand pollinate
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- email Marlene at marlenetheplantlady@gmail.com