Country calendar: garden chores in June
Summer is a hot time for summer residents. If in the spring a shovel and a rake were the gardener's "favorite" tools, June suggests equipping yourself with a watering can and a hoe.
In summer, the hot sun mercilessly dries the earth, evaporating moisture, which is so necessary in the beds. But with watering, cultivated plants and numerous weeds grow. However, do not forget about the landings. At the beginning of summer, there are still a lot of green and vegetable crops waiting for their place in the garden.
Read also the article: cucumber diseases and treatment.
Planting vegetables in June at the dacha
- carry out seedlings of tomatoes, peppers and eggplant;
- basil is sown or planted in seedlings;
- plant cabbage late harvest;
- zucchini, squash, pumpkin are planted with seeds;
- ground cucumbers are planted.
While one part of the garden is only "settled", it is time for the other to harvest the first crop. In June, the first juicy heads of early summer varieties of cabbage appear, spicy greens are actively growing, and radishes are harvested.
For these pleasant chores in the garden in June, one should not forget that plants planted in April and May cannot do without the care of the summer resident.
June in the garden: cabbage in the spotlight
Cabbage requires hilling and intensive watering. Depending on the soil and weather conditions, 10–20 liters of water should come for each meter of planting area, otherwise the plants slow down growth and do not rush to form a head of cabbage.
To stimulate the growth and formation of leaves, cabbage, like other green vegetables, is useful to feed mullein infusion in June, bird droppings or a ready-made complex fertilizer with a predominance of nitrogen.
For cabbage, two such dressings are needed, and fertilizers should be applied on wet ground. It is convenient to combine such work in June with weeding, loosening and hilling. What other work in the summer cottage garden in June cannot wait until mid-summer?
Tomatoes, eggplants and peppers in the June chores of a summer resident
Tomatoes planted in the beds, sweet and hot pepper varieties, especially if the seedlings were with a closed root system, immediately begin to grow.
At the beginning of their independent life in the open field, it is important to provide plants with:
- sufficient watering, which is best spent in the morning or evening hours;
- protection from the scorching sun, wind and possible cold weather, until the moment of complete acclimatization;
- loose soil, for which the soil under the plantings is carefully processed, preventing the formation of a rough crust that interferes with the penetration of moisture and the growth of the root system.
Water the peppers, tomatoes and eggplants under the root with warm water, without affecting the green part of the plant. Otherwise, moisture can provoke the development of fungal diseases. While the plants are small, there is a risk of eroding the roots, so the most gentle pressure is chosen for watering.
Growing tomato plants, with the exception of low-growing non-sunflower varieties, need to be formed already in June. This procedure is carried out based on the characteristics of the varieties selected for cultivation in the country.
If tomatoes, peppers and eggplants are only gaining strength in the ground, they are already blooming in the greenhouse. And here it is important that the plants do not experience a deficiency of moisture and nutrition, and also do not suffer from heat on sunny days.
Already in June, they begin to air greenhouses, stationary and film greenhouses. This simple gardening job in July will help increase yields by giving bees and other pollinating insects access to flowering plants.
For all garden plants belonging to the Solanaceae family, it is important that the soil under them is moistened to the full depth of the roots, that is, at least 20-30 centimeters. Two weeks after planting, eggplants, for example, are fed with urea at the rate of 10-15 grams per bucket of irrigation water, and after 14 days this procedure is repeated. The space between the plants is loosened to improve the delivery of moisture and oxygen to the roots.
June care for cucumbers, zucchini and squash
Seedlings of cucumbers, seeds of zucchini, pumpkins and squash in early summer also find their place on the site.
These fast-growing crops need constant care from a summer resident. In June, they will have to be protected from frost, wind and cold water for now, but as soon as the plants gain strength, they will need other care, in addition to watering.
The varieties of cucumbers, zucchini, pumpkins, and melons that form long whips, are pinched in June after the fifth leaf, allowing the plants to form several powerful shoots and increase the number of flowers and ovary.
From watering with cold water, the stems of pumpkins and other melons and gourds can crack, which without proper attention of the gardener can lead to death. If on time, sprinkle the stem with a peat-sand mixture and water gently until the next node, the plant will give additional roots and survive.
Need special attention cucumbers... For active formation of ovaries and growth, they require water and nutrition. During watering, best of all in the morning or evening hours, at least 10 liters of moisture should get per square meter. The first feeding is carried out 15-20 days after planting, and then regularly, after 7-10 days, repeat.
Removing weeds under the plants is carried out carefully, without disturbing the roots located under the very surface of the soil. Due to the risk of damage to the root system, the soil under the cucumbers is loosened carefully, and the plants themselves do not huddle.
Carrots, beets and other root vegetables in June
Roots sown in spring have already produced true leaves in June, and now carrots, root parsley, and beets can be weeded and thinned out. It is still easy to transplant small plants that have turned out to be superfluous in order to get an additional harvest by autumn.
Watering root crops should be abundant, soaking the soil to the entire depth of the root system. This stimulates the downward growth of carrots, prevents branching and shortening of the root crop.
While the seedlings of carrots, beets and herbs are small, they are abundantly overgrown with weeds. If you miss the moment of weeding, "uninvited guests" in the beds will crowd out or seriously weaken the main tenants.
Potato beds in June
Potatoes planted in May grow up. A couple of weeks after the tight rosettes of leaves seemed above the soil, the plants need to be spud, weeded and fed.
Hilling potatoes early helps to form a branched root system and lay the foundation for a bountiful harvest. If until this time adult Colorado beetles were seen on the bushes, they are destroyed manually, and the chemical treatment of the plantings is carried out after hilling the ridges. Read:feeding carrots in the open field in June!