Gardening Jobs for June

Can you believe that we are halfway through another year already!

We’ve been loving the recent sunny weather (although we are not so fond of the heat in the office at Okatsune HQ) We’ve spent lots of time in our gardens, sometimes cooling down and sometimes doing the occasional task that we need to do!

Our gardens are definitely due a drink without us having to get out the watering can or the hose!

So now we are (hopefully) at the start of a glorious summer we thought we’d let you in to a few handy tips and hints that may help you get those important gardening jobs ticked off the list for June.

Here’s our essential gardening guide to help you through June:

 

Flowers:

·        Lift and store any Tulip bulbs after flowering.

·        Wisteria is now ready for its summer prune, cut any long side shoots back to 20cm to promote an abundance of flowering next year. A pair of Okatsune Secateurs would be just the ticket for pruning any Wisteria you have, giving a clean-cut, promoting growth in abundance when it flowers next Spring.

·        Cut back spring flowering perennials to encourage a fresh flush of foliage with a pair of our Heavy-Duty Snips.

·        Tie in any new stems of climbing or rambling roses, encouraging more flowers to grow.

·        Check for gaps in your flower beds…if there are any try to fill them with tall bulbs such as Lilies, helping to brighten up any patches where you need instant colour.

·        Prune any late spring or early summer shrubs thinning out older stems. A pair of our Okatsune Snips would do just the job, be mindful of what you are cutting with them, make sure you only cut thin, soft stems.

 

      Fruit and Veg

·         Cover any ripening fruit with netting or fleece to protect from birds.

·         Check regularly for snails especially om damp evenings…they will start to enjoy your growing fruit and vegetables a little too much otherwise!

·         Spead mulch around thirsty crops such as courgettes and beans to hold the moisture around the roots.

·         Make sure to feed your fruiting veg crops regularly, what’s not to love about feeding them and creating a generous haul ready for picking and eating!

·         Take any softwood cuttings of herbs such as marjoram and sage, plant in gritty compost and place on a well-lit windowsill.

 

Greenhouse

·        Sow herbs in pots on the kitchen windowsill, coriander, parsley and basil always grow well in brightly lit conditions.

·        Plant out any of your tender vegetables raised indoors including tomatoes, pumpkins, courgettes and sweetcorn. An Okatsune Toolbelt would be handy for any planting you are doing in the garden, perfect for storing any essentials in the pockets and also to help stop getting your clothes too dirty.

·        Now is the time to sow any biennials in the greenhouse such as Foxgloves, Honesty, Wallflowers and Sweet Rocket.

·        Make sure to feed flowering and fruiting plants once a week in the Greenhouse.

 

House Plants

·        From now until Autumn feed houseplants once a week. And make sure to water them regularly as the temperature heats up.

·        Replant any houseplants that have become top heavy or are pot bound into larger containers.

·       Take any leaf cuttings you may need from houseplants including African Violets and Begonias.

     

      General Garden Maintenance

·         Empty, mix and refill compost bins to speed up decomposition.

·         Spray roses showing signs of disease. Watch those fingers with those sharp thorns and invest in a pair of our newest edition to our Okatsune range the Okatsune Gardening Gloves.

·         Make sure not to trim or prune any hedges or shrubs that may have birds nesting in them.

·         Dig out any weeds as soon as you spot them.

·         As always, make sure that all of your Okatsune Gardening Tools are kept well maintained. Make sure to remove any sap/debris after use and keep them clean and dry. If you feel they may need a sharpen invest in one of our Okatsune Whetstones.

So, there’s our little run down of ideas we think will help you in the garden in June. Feel free to contact us with any of your advice we may not have mentioned. We love hearing from fellow Okatsune users.

We hope you enjoy feeling accomplished when these jobs are done if needed, but make sure this summer you give yourselves time to enjoy the garden too.