June 2020
This diary is a summary of our garden activities. The links are to blog posts that often give more detail.
01 - 07 June
It rained!
Netted strawberries
Picked first allotment strawberries
Weeded onions
Staked peas
Black elder in flower
Harvested first cabbage and calabrese of the season
New clematis
Lavender flowering in front garden
Prepared brassica tunnels
At last some rain – now time to start clearing the backlog
08 - 14 June
Planted brassicas, sweet corn, runner beans, climbing French beans, courgettes, and squash.
Sowed more peas
Planted tomatoes in plot greenhouse
Prepared more beds
Transplanted self seeded beetroot
Harvested lots of calabrese
Weeded parsnips
15 - 21 June
Planted Brussels sprouts
Planted a few lettuces
Planted Uchiki Kuri squash
Sowed Oregon Sugar Pod and Terrain peas
Sowed more onward peas
Tied in plot greenhouse tomatoes
Netted blueberries
Cultivated remaining long beds
Planted buddleia in perennial border
Planted outdoor tomatoes at the allotment
Planted annuals in garden bed
Tidied garden greenhouse and moved tomatoes into final positions
Greenfly munching machine – Harlequin ladybird larva
Brassicas and berries
No watering required for now
22 - 30 June
Planted savoy cabbages
planted sweet peas and annuals at the allotment
Planted up garden containers
Sowed sweet Williams, wallfowers & sweet rocket
Sowed spring onions, beetroot, parsley, basil & coriander in crates and pots
Harvested crate of International Kidney potatoes
Harvested and froze coriander
Planted impatiens in bird bath bed
Potted up pelargonium cuttings
Tidied cold frame area
Picked first blueberries
A potato blunder
A week of two halves
Solstice plot tour with Ruby – video