What tasks await gardeners in the phenological calendar? We are now presenting the most important (routine) work to you in a new monthly special. This time: In June, which falls in the early summer season, the harvest is already taking place (kohlrabi, carrots, cabbage, garlic …), watering is the order of the day, fungal diseases and weeds have to be combated, ponds tended or shrubs closed share. Find out what else needs to be done here. Tip: You can win a copy of Quickfinder Gardening Year!
In May there is fertilization, lilacs are cut, shrubs and hedges are planted or supported, climbing plants are cultivated and tied up, bamboo is planted, compost is made, it is sown and planted in the open and much more. But what jobs are waiting for gardeners in June? We present an overview:
- Water: Even when the sun is not shining, gardeners should check whether the soil is sufficiently moist regardless of the weather. If it is very hot, the water should be preheated, tap water can be left to stand throughout the day. It is also important to soak the root ball – just wetting the leaves is not enough.
- Hedges to cut, Woods multiply, Perennials cut and split, Roses cut and Summer flowers and sow perennials
- race Create: From the end of May there is no longer any risk of frost – now the lawn can be sown again, because the risk of drying out is now lower than in August.
- Seeds Harvest: Columbine and many herbs can be propagated yourself – you can already harvest some in June!
- Plant protection: Box trees are threatened by the box tree moth and fungal infestation, so the interior of the plant should be carefully controlled. You can control the caterpillars of the boxwood moth with biological preparations (active ingredient Bacillus thuringiensis), the broth of which you add a splash of detergent. If your boxwood shows dark spots on the leaf edges, leaf fall or shoot death, chemical control is no longer possible. You should remove the wood quickly, as well as the fallen leaves and the top layer of soil, he advises Quickfinder garden year (GU). Aphids You can destroy them with a soapy solution that you have prepared yourself and that does not affect other animals. For this you need 1 teaspoon of denatured alcohol, 1 teaspoon of soft soap and a liter of water. Important: also spray on the underside of the leaf!
- Filling in gaps in beds: Do you still have space in the garden and want to fill in gaps with rapidly growing one- and two-year-olds? Recommended are gold poppies, nasturtiums, calendula, sunflower, trumpet tongue, exuberant flower …
- Remove algae from the pond: Small bodies of water are now blooming, but too many algae indicate an ecological imbalance.
- Pile up: If you now hoe around shoots and loosen the soil, you can also attack weeds at the same time. The piling also aerates the soil and promotes root growth – so vegetable yields can be increased considerably!
- Onion clusters share
- Ants, weed and Fungal diseases fight
- Two year olds sowing, sowing in the field, Soft fruit multiply, Trellises to cut
- Fertilize: Garden plants need a lot of nutrients and now need replenishment after the initial fertilization in spring – unless they have been supplied with a depot fertilizer. How much fertilizer is needed depends on the nutrient content of the soil, the flowering ability and the size of the regrowing flowers. Container plants and balcony flowers, for example, should be provided with a weekly or fortnightly liquid fertilization with 2 g nutrients / liter of water.
- To harvest (Kohlrabi, carrots, cabbage, garlic …)
- Grapevines to cut, Water drives uprooting trees
Question of the month
Is turf easier to manage than sowing lawn seeds?
“With a turf, you save yourself the procedure of sowing and the associated mishaps such as uneven distribution, hesitant germination, too strong or too hesitant watering. You also save time, because the lawn does not have to close first. This reduces the risk of finding weeds in the new garden. The be-all and end-all of a new lawn is the right soil preparation – and you should do it just as carefully as with a sowing: loosen, level evenly, carefully clear of roots, weeds, stones, etc. If such a preparation is not carried out, it will take its revenge later, as bumps appear, weeds appear or the lawn does not grow properly, ”says Andreas Barlage, Brigitte Goss and Thomas Schuster in Quickfinder garden.
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