June

Garden Tasks for June

• Lift and store tulip bulbs after flowering.

• Summer prune Wisteria to promote flowering next season. Cut long side shoots to about 25 cm.

• Plant out hardened-off sweetcorn.  Plant in rectangular blocks for wind pollination. 

• Pick sweet pea flowers to encourage more flowering.

• Lift and divide clumps of bluebells and snowdrops once the leaves start to die back.

• Pinch out side shoots from tomato plants. Start to feed with a high potassium feed (tomato feed) only when the first fruit truss is set, use a regular feed until then.

• Harden-off and plant out pumpkin, squash and courgette.

• Prune plum and cherry trees.

• Remember to check for birds nests before you start any hedge cutting or pruning.