What to do in your garden in June

Vegetables - Grow Your Own
Remove side shoots from your tomato plants Plant out courgettes, beans, pumpkins and other tender crops Attract beneficial creatures to your veg plot June jobs in the veg garden. See our guide to the 10 easiest vegetables to grow

Fruit Garden		Herb Garden		Ornamental Garden
Thin out apples, pears, plums and gooseberries Train in new shoots of blackberries Prune new plum & cherry trees Fruit garden jobs..		Plant out pots of basil and other tender herbs Trim shrubby herbs Take softwood cuttings Herb garden jobs..		Tender plants can go outside Water pots and baskets regularly A good time to plant grasses Ornamental garden jobs..

Thin out apples, pears, plums and gooseberries

Train in new shoots of blackberries

Prune new plum & cherry trees

Fruit garden jobs..

Plant out pots of basil and other tender herbs

Trim shrubby herbs

Take softwood cuttings

Herb garden jobs..

Tender plants can go outside

Water pots and baskets regularly

A good time to plant grasses

Ornamental garden jobs..

In general
Check out your organic cred Continue to water recently planted fruit bushes, shrubs, bedding plants etc until they are established. Use water wisely – to save time and resources. See our Top ten tips on how to save water in the garden. Tender plants can now be planted out - though keep an ear to the weather forecast and be prepared to cover at night with fleece or newspaper if a late frost is forecast in your area.. Tender fruit in pots can also go outside for the summer. Mulch, mulch and mulch again Apply loose organic mulches to the soil now to keep it moist and deter weed growth. Choose a mulch to suit the situation, and apply it when the soil is wet and weed free. A mulch can also improve the visual appearance of a bed, and will act as a safe habitat for all sorts of beneficial creatures, such as centipedes and beetles, that eat slugs and other pests. Further information on choosing mulches here Organic Gardening unravelled What is organic gardening, exactly? To answer this question, Garden Organic has set ‘Organic Gardening guidelines’, a useful guide for anyone wanting to garden organically. Browse the Guidelines on line or buy a copy from The Organic Gardening Catalogue For a brief view of organic gardening ‘do’s and don’ts’ click here. Join Garden Organic and support our work. Find out more about the valuable work we do, the projects we run, and and the benefits of joining here. benefits of joining Garden Organic here. Check out the list of events and courses at Ryton Gardens, the home of Garden Organic.	Potato foliage turns black when damaged by frost.

In general

Check out your organic cred

Continue to water recently planted fruit bushes, shrubs, bedding plants etc until they are established.
Use water wisely – to save time and resources. See our Top ten tips on how to save water in the garden.
Tender plants can now be planted out - though keep an ear to the weather forecast and be prepared to cover at night with fleece or newspaper if a late frost is forecast in your area.. Tender fruit in pots can also go outside for the summer.

Mulch, mulch and mulch again

Apply loose organic mulches to the soil now to keep it moist and deter weed growth. Choose a mulch to suit the situation, and apply it when the soil is wet and weed free.

A mulch can also improve the visual appearance of a bed, and will act as a safe habitat for all sorts of beneficial creatures, such as centipedes and beetles, that eat slugs and other pests.

Further information on choosing mulches here

Organic Gardening unravelled

What is organic gardening, exactly?
To answer this question, Garden Organic has set ‘Organic Gardening guidelines’, a useful guide for anyone wanting to garden organically. Browse the Guidelines on line or buy a copy from The Organic Gardening Catalogue
For a brief view of organic gardening ‘do’s and don’ts’ click here.

Join Garden Organic and support our work. Find out more about the valuable work we do, the projects we run, and and the benefits of joining here. benefits of joining Garden Organic here.
Check out the list of events and courses at Ryton Gardens, the home of Garden Organic.

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Potato foliage turns black when damaged by frost.