June Garden Tasks
The garden is in full swing this month as the season moves into summer. With this transition comes more than rising temperatures. Reduced natural water levels start this month with sometimes as little as an inch or rain for the whole month. In addition more insects make their appearance in the garden. It is like a “Spaghetti Western” out there in the garden featuring the “Good, the Bad and the Ugly”. And it is your job to know who is who and help those beneficial insects (the good) save the day. Roses start to strut their stuff this month. Gardeners may be hoping for some time to stop and smell the roses. But the astute gardener has an eye on future rewards while enjoying the current ones. Fall and winter vegetable planning begins this month so look to this section on what plants to get started.
