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June

After two industrious months in the garden, much of the heavier work, maintenance jobs and planting should be completed, leaving you more time to enjoy the fruits of your labour. All foliage should be fresh, youthful and burgeoning.
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Fruit

Protect ripening fruit from greedy birds with nets, and harvest raspberries, blackcurrants, strawberries and rhubarb. Plum trees should be pruned to avoid overcrowding, and all damage on diseased branches removed.

Trees and Shrubs

Autumn and spring planted trees and shrubs should be kept well watered during dry spells. If you want a few large rose blooms rather than a few smaller ones, take out the smaller buds on each stem, leaving the largest one to grow on.

Vegetables

Now is the time to sow vegetables such as leeks, Brussels sprouts and winter cabbages. Nearer the end of June, lift a few potatoes to check if they are ready, and pick out some of the larger ones for immediate use.

Flowers

Tall growing perennials such as delphiniums and lupins should be staked otherwise they will flop and be weighed down by wind and rain

Lawns

Avoid wasting water on lawns. Instead raise the height of the cut in dry spells to make the grass more drought resistant. Continue to edge regularly, and feed with a general fertiliser.

Pots

It is vital that container plants, particularly summer bedding plants, are fed as they will quickly exhaust all nutrients in the soil. The easiest way to do this is to push long lasting fertiliser pellets into compost. Do not let them dry out.

Ponds

This is a good month for spring cleaning the pond, and planting aquatics. Check that your fish are not gasping at the surface, as this is a sign that the water is not holding enough oxygen. If they are, try removing blanket weed with a hook or stick, planting more oxygenating plants, and ensure your pump is adequate.