Daily harvest as the vegetable garden begins producing. Photo by Angela England
The turning of the growing season to longer, warmer days means lots to do in the garden. Here’s a list of things to keep in mind when it comes to working in the garden this month!
Checklist of June Tasks in the Garden
- Time your watering efforts in the morning before harsh summer suns rises high.
- Deadhead your flowering shrubs like roses, lilacs, and azaleas.
- Be sure newly planted perennials and shrubs get adequate watering.
- Build up your compost pile.
- Set out any other plants you want to plant this growing-year before the worst summer heat begins.
- Put your plant stakes and supports in place if you haven’t already.
- Start seeds for fall season vegetables like broccoli, cabbage, and Brussel sprouts.
- Sow any of the last summer vegetables or herbs such as cucumber, corn and basil.
- Transplant starts of summer vegetables like tomatoes, eggplants and peppers.
- Fertilize your roses, camellias and other heavy feeding shrubs and perennials.
This is the time of year when the first of my vegetables in Oklahoma are beginning to produce at an ever-increasing pace. We check daily for green beans, squash and cucumbers. Keep an eye on your produce that is beginning to grow so that you can get the best yield for your money. Letting vegetables over-rippen will diminish the total amount they product.
