June 2022
This diary is a summary of our garden activities. The links are to blog posts that often give more detail.
01 - 12 June
Planted sweet corn
Planted lettuce and beetroot
Picked first strawberries
Picked first undersized calabrese
Planted roses and dianthus in bird bath bed
Picked first sweet Williams
Planted climbing French, dwarf French and runner beans
Sowed more peas
planted a couple of courgettes
Lifted garlic
Strawberry Fare
A cold start to June
Planting our runner and climbing French beans – video
13 - 19 June
Planted squash and courgettes
Planted more cabbages, savoys and broccoli
Planted annuals flower beds
Planted new pond plants
Picking strawberries and sweet Williams
Lifted overwintering onions
Emptied first crate of potatoes
Cut first cabbages and side shoots from calabrese
Tidied greenhouse
Hottest day but really need rain
Was that summer?
Lifting winter onions video
First potato reveal – video
20 - 26 June
Emptied pots of potatoes
Picked first radishes and cucumbers
Netted blueberries
Picked first broad beans
Thinned out parsnips
Lots of watering and weeding
Parched
Thursday afternoon at the allotment – video
27 - 30 June
Still watering
Weeding on allotment
Emptied another potato crate
Picked cherries from garden tree – Stella
Picking cherries – video
Parsnips eventually – video
Home greenhouse – video
I always enjoy your monthly posts, it must be so satisfying seeing each months progress and growth in the garden. Lovely seeing the water birds too and of course the delightful Ruby. xxx
Glad that you enjoy them, Dina