June
Garden Tips |
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Prune
spring flowering shrubs now.
Early season bloomers like
forsythia, lilacs, even
rhodies and azaleas, can be
safely pruned now to control
size yet not sacrifice next
season’s flowers.
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Plant
out tender annuals. Once
nighttime temperatures have
reached 50F it is safe to
plant out cold-sensitive
crops like tomatoes and
peppers, eggplants, basil
and impatiens.
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Tend
roses. Late May-early
June produces the first
flush of blooms on
floribundas and hybrid tea
roses. Keep old blossoms
deadheaded to encourage
continuous blooms, apply a
second application of
organic rose fertilizer,
deter fungal problems by
monthly applications of Soil
Soup and watch for aphids.
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Thin
fruit trees. To prevent
trees from producing
excessive amounts of too
small fruit, wait until
after June drop (when trees
spontaneously abort
unpollenated fruit) and then
thin triple clusters to
doubles and double clusters
to singles, leaving the
fruit spaced 6 to 10 inches
along the branch.
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There is
still time to invest in and
lay soaker hoses for
efficient summer irrigation.
Soaker hoses direct water
slowly down to plant roots
where it can do the most
good. Mulch with Dr. Earth
Soil Building Compost to
further reduce moisture
evaporation and disguise and
protect the hose from UV
rays.
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June
is Perennial Plant Month!!
Choose from a huge
selection of Emery’s great
perennials to add seasonal
color to gardens or
containers. Or plant to
attract hummingbirds and
butterflies. Try a new
orange Echinacea, a
burgundy-leaved heuchera or
hardy or Cape fuchsias in a
wide range of colors.
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