Gardeners Diary for the month of
JUNE
Vegetables
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Plant out Marrows and Courgettes in positions previously prepared.
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Plant out Sweetcorn that has been started in the greenhouse or frame.
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Continue to thin out Carrots, Beetroot, Endive and Chicory.
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Plant out Celery and Celeriac grown in the greenhouse, into the prepared beds.
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Sow white Turnips as a catch crop in-between rows of Peas.
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Plant outdoor Tomatoes into prepared sites.
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Continue to thin Carrots and Beetroot as needed.
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Stop Cucumbers growing in frames. As the fruits form put a piece of slate or tile under it to keep it off the soil.
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Remove any flower spikes that have grown on rhubarb.
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Fold a leaf over any Cauliflowers that are beginning to form. This will help keep them clean.
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Keep a general eye on crops for pests and spray as required.
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Most herbs will now be at their peak and can be picked and stored for later use in cooking.
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Ensure that beans are kept well watered and apply a mulch if not already done so.
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Transplant Leeks to the previously prepared bed ready for winter use.
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Transplant Savoy and January King Cabbages.
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Sow more peas for a succession.
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Continue to sow Lettuce and Radish.
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Parsley can also be sown now for winter and spring use.
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Asparagus has probably finished cropping now so apply a general fertiliser to the bed at the rate of 2oz to Sq. Yd.
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Take out sideshoots of tomatoes (not the bush varieties though).
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Stop cutting asparagus to allow the ferns to grow. Feed with a general fertiliser.
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Earth up late potatoes and ensure that they are well watered.
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Stop Cucumbers in frames by pinching out the growing tip. This encourages fruit bearing sideshoots to grow. These sideshoots should be stopped at the fourth leaf.
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Pinch out the tips of Broad beans to encourage fruiting and prevent Blackfly from colonising the tip.
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Thin out Spinach seedlings sown in May.
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Lift early Potatoes and prepare the ground for planting Leeks.
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Keep Onions and Shallots watered well and feed weekly with a general fertiliser.
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Thin out Scorzonera and Salsify sown in May.
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Keep French beans, runner beans and courgettes well watered.
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Sow Swedes to overwinter.
