Garden expert Nan Sterman details the chores needed in the June garden.
As spring finally transitions to summer, “June Gloom” typically brings us some gray skies, especially along the coast. That meansFairy gardens: How to conjure myth, magic and mirth when gardening with kids
Resist overplanting. Crowded plants grow into a jungle that reduces production and makes plants vulnerable to insects and disease. Don’t listen to advice to prune tomato plants. All leaves make the energy that powers the plant to make flowers and fruits. If you remove leaves, the plant makes less energy and fewer fruits. Leave the leaves.Fertilize vegetables:
ALSO use liquid fertilizer as a quick fix foliar spray for plants showing signs of nutrient deficiency. Give watermelon, pumpkins and vining squash plants plenty of room. The vines of a single plant can easily cover a space 20 feet long by 20 feet wide!Protect fig fruits from the new fig fly. As soon as the tiny fruits form, cover them with drawstring mesh bags. Those bags protect the fruits from rats and green beetles, too.
Too many ripe fruits? Halve them, remove seeds or pits, then freeze for winter cooking. Remember to label the containers. Potting soil dries out much faster than dirt. When it’s time to water, do so slowly to saturate the entire pot, soil and all. Wait until the water drains out and then do it again. Sit lighter-weight pots in a basin of water and let the water wick to the top.
Control snails, slugs and roly-polies with Sluggo Plus, an iron phosphate product that is not toxic to birds, mammals , caterpillars, butterflies, etc.Thanks to winter’s generous rainfall, we don’t start summer in drought, but chances are, we’ll finish in drought, so stay vigilant when it comes to water management.
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