Priscilla’s Garden To-Do List for June

Get out and enjoy all the bloom in your garden
Finish editing any spreading perennials
Keep up with weeding, especially weeds with seedheads
Finish mulching beds, or ideally plant spreading groundcover or short perennials to reduce quantity of mulch needed
Finish planting by month’s end when the hot weather begins
Deadhead peony, iris, roses, and other perennials after bloom
Pinch tall plants back by half and do this twice before the 4th of July to control sprawl later (Aster, Boltonia, Helenium, Helianthus, Amsonia)
Allow poppy foliage to ripen and go dormant, then pull it off once browned out
Tie up any flopping canes of climbing rose or honeysuckle
Change spring container plants to a summer look
Harvest scapes (curling seedheads) of garlic to direct energy into the developing bulb
Feed garlic with fish fertilizer twice during June to provide extra nutrition and encourage large bulbs to develop
Harvest lettuce, spinach, Swiss chard and other leafy greens often before they bolt
Replace parsley plants from last year as they push out flower stalks, set seed, and turn bitter tasting
Conscientiously water new plantings following our summer watering instructions: Summer Watering Guidelines *** When watering please follow your town guidelines for water conservation and adhere to any restrictions (ex: watering every other day).