Gardening Hints for June Where do I start!!! Firstly the weather, I don’t ever remember such a sustained cold and frosty April, with little or no rain. Followed by the wettest coldest May on record. This has turned nature and plants upside down. I lost a couple of plants in the garden with the minus 10 degree temperature we had one night in February. The Hydrangea and Laurels were burnt on their new shoots during the night frosts of April. Please don’t be too despondent as nature always has a way of fighting back. They Hydrangea and Laurels have both regrown and are now looking very healthy. Everything in the garden is about 3 weeks to a month behind, but will in due course catch up as the weather hopefully improves. Lets move on to a settled sunny June hopefully. Don’t forget to feed all your pots, tubs and baskets with tomato feed, miracle grow or any other plant food, there are plenty on the market and make sure you dead head your plants to encourage growth. In the vegetable garden, make sure your potatoes and runner beans have plenty of water and keep your potatoes earthed up to increase yield and prevent the top potatoes turning green. Thin out carrots and beetroot leaving the strongest looking plants. It should be safe to put tomato plants out now, keep them well staked and remember to pinch out side shoots. Spray your roses wit ‘Rose Clear’ to prevent black spot and aphid infestation. When the sun eventually comes out enjoy your garden, June is a great month with longs days and hopefully warm evenings. So weather permitting I shall be in my garden and a nice cold beer in my hand. Source: Nigel, Art Garden Centre
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