June gardening

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The June Garden Calendar for Northern Gardeners

Dahlias may be planted up to the middle of the month. Tender or half hardy annuals can be sown out-of-doors. Plant out tender Water lilies. Spray against Rose bugs and aphis. Tie climbing roses and vines. Keep all land well cultivated. See that recently planted trees are kept watered. Evergreens may require to be sprayed with clear water to prevent wilting. Lawns also may require watering. German iris can be divided and replanted at the end of the month. Make successional sowings of desired vegetables. Sow Sweet Corn for September; also start Cabbage and Brussels Sprouts for Autumn use. Store away temporary frames and sashes.

The June Garden Calendar for Southern Gardeners

Sow seed of Parsnips and Salsify about the middle of the month. These are among the earliest things sown in the North, but in the South they are apt to get overgrown and run to seed if sown early. In fact, we have sown them with success in July in North Carolina. They make their best growth in the Fall and grow more or less all Winter. Keep up succession plantings of String Beans and Sweet Corn, Plant more Gladiolus corms for succession. Tomatoes trained to stakes should have the side shoots regularly pinched out. Gather Tomatoes as soon as they begin to show color and put in shady place to fully color. This will prevent sun-scalding. Watch for the Southern bacterial blight on Tomatoes and Egg-plants, and if any escape where others perish, save seed from them to breed resistant strains. Sow Collard seed. Transplant Endive and late Tomato plants. Plant Cucumbers for pickles. Half long Carrots and Blood Beets last of month. In upper South plant late Irish Potatoes middle of the month.

See also: June flower gardening