June Gardening Calendar

 

June Gardening Calendar

June is the time of year to trim your Big Leaf Hydrangea, Oak Leaf Hydrangea, and Gardenia after blooming. After trimming, use an Azalea and Hydrangea fertilizer and add a new layer of mulch for the summer and fall months. The flower buds are set in the fall months for summer months blooming.

Your cool season vegetables have already started to bolt (bloom), which alerts the gardener the season is over for cool season vegetables. You can either pull out the vegetables or till them into the soil to enrich.

We can start thinking about planting winter squash, pumpkins, gourds, okra, and southern peas.

There is still time to plant tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, and watermelons.

It is always a good idea to monitor your garden for insects and diseases. Early detection is the key. When you are uncertain of the insect or disease, take a sample to your local garden center or nursery.

Fertilize tomatoes every two weeks with a calcium enriched fertilizer. The calcium will be listed on the label.

Tomatoes

In June, there are numerous perennials in stock at your local garden center. A perennial is defined as a plant lasting more than two years. Asclepias (milkweed) is one great perennial that is gaining popularity. Milkweed is the host and nectar plant of the Monarch Butterfly. Last year the Monarch Butterfly was put on the endangered species list. As gardeners we can start incorporating Milkweed (Asclepias) into our gardens. Asclepias do extremely wonderful in containers for the apartment gardeners. We have to act now and quickly. Buy you plants or seeds now. The Monarchs need our help. 

Asclepias - Milkweed

Deadhead perennials to get a second flush of blooms.

Color annuals and Tropicals are blooming brightly at your local garden center. Start thinking about starting your container gardens and color bowls to place around your deck, patio, or outdoor living area. Tropicals know how to be the heat of summer and will bloom continuously till first frost.

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May Gardening Calendar

 

May Gardening Calendar

Deadhead spring bulbs after flowering. Let the foliage die back naturally. The nutrients in the foliage gets stored in the bulb for next year’s nutrients.

Stay ahead of your weeding chores. The month of May is when weeds start showing their ugly heads. I recommend using a Pre-Emergent Weed Control. Just make sure it is recommended safe to use around trees, shrubs, and perennials. Some Pre-Emergent’s are also recommended to use around your vegetable garden. So always read the label to see where you can use a pre-emergent. The way a pre-emergent works is by preventing the weed seeds from germinating. Before applying a pre-emergent pull all existing weeds by the roots because a pre-emergent will not kill existing weeds. Use a weed-N-Feed for your lawns. Check the label to make sure you can use the product on your lawn variety.

Fertilize trees and shrubs. After fertilizing apply a fresh layer of mulch. Applying mulch to your beds helps to keep the roots cool in the spring–summer months and warm in the fall-winter months.

As the weather gets warmer your cool-season vegetables will start to bolt. Start harvesting your last crop and compost. Get the planting bed ready for the spring -summer veggies and herbs.

It is recommended to check your irrigation each year. It boggles the mind when you turn on your irrigation in the spring and an irrigation head is pointing in the wrong direction. When that head was working perfectly last year.

Prune ornamental grasses and clean perennial flowers before new growth starts in the spring.

Prune Azaleas, forsythias, hydrangeas, and gardenias after blooming. You can fertilize Azaleas monthly until the end of August. Be on the lookout for lacebugs on your Azaleas. The bugs are hard to see, but the damage is not. The damage looks like very small white dots on the leaves where the bugs sucked out the chlorophyll. Spray with appropriate insecticide.

It is warm enough to bring the houseplants out that you over wintered outdoors. Place the plants in shade to begin with and slowly move the plants to a sunnier location, if required by the plant. Some tropicals will grow in full sun.

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Live Plants are Back to Hibiscus and More

 

Live Plants are Back

Hibiscus and More is pleased to welcome back Live Plants to their website. The website will be growing houseplants, herbs and butterfly attractant and pollinator friendly plants. This month will be featuring Mountain Mint, Red Anthurium, and Jacob Cline Beebalm.

Pycnanthemum muticum - Short-toothed Mountain Mint. Mountain mint is a native perennial, butterfly attractant plant. Hardiness zones: 4-9. Height: 2-3 feet. Full sun to partial shade. Blooms in summer and will spread by runners. Mountain Mint comes in a 3-inch, eco-friendly, biodegradable pot that is ready to be transplanted in your favorite container or in the garden.

Anthurium andraeanum - Flamingo Flower, Red Anthurium. Red Anthurium needs bright light, is easy to care for, and reaches a height of 1' - 2'. Blooms red flowers from spring to fall. Red Anthurium comes in a 3-inch, eco-friendly, biodegradable pot that is ready to be transplanted in your favorite container.

Monarda didyma ‘Jacob Cline’ - Bee Balm. Jacob Cline Bee Balm is a butterfly and hummingbird attractant plant. Hardiness zones: 4-9. Height: 3-4 feet. Full sun to partial shade. Red flowers from late spring – fall. Jacob Cline comes in a 3-inch, eco-friendly, biodegradable pot that is ready to be transplanted in your favorite container or in the garden.

Check out the plants on the link here. Live Plants

Mother’s Day is Sunday May 14, and I like to wish all the mother’s around the world a very Happy Mother’s Day.

 

Jacob Cline Beebalm