Posted June 22, 2010
Summer Plant Care Tips
Check out these general summer care tips to make sure your lawn, garden and trees stay healthy and green all summer long. Also included in this list is the care tip checklist for the month of June!
General Summer Season Tips
- Stake larger varieties of perennials such as delphiniums.
- Begin leaf spot control on tomato plants and stake young tomato plants; late staking contributes to blossom end rot.
- Tie climbing roses to trellises.
- Perform last picking of rhubarb at the end of the month to allow roots to store energy for the next season.
- Mulch you garden after the soil has warmed up later in the month.
- Fertilize lawns, flowers, and gardens.
- Continue weeding.
- Prune and shape new growth on arborvitae, juniper, and yew.
- Trim evergreens and hedges.
- Prune pines, spruce, and fir trees early to mid June.
Care Tip Checklist: June
- Stake larger varieties of perennials such as delphiniums.
- Begin leaf spot control on tomato plants and stake young tomato plants; late staking contributes to blossom end rot.
- Tie climbing roses to trellises.
- Perform last picking of rhubarb at the end of the month to allow roots to store energy for the next season.
- Mulch you garden after the soil has warmed up later in the month.
- Fertilize lawns, flowers, and gardens.
- Continue weeding.
- Prune and shape new growth on arborvitae, juniper, and yew.
- Trim evergreens and hedges.
- Prune pines, spruce, and fir trees early to mid June.
