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June Planting Tips
1st Week of June
- Annuals, Perennials, Shrubs, Trees, and Lawns
- Make sure annuals have adequate water to help there establishment.
- Tomato cages should be put in place.
- Monitor for insect and disease problems.
- Try to keep your prize-winning hybrid tea roses from blooming. Cut buds as they appear back to 5 leaves and wait for the spectacular show in July and August.
2nd Week of June
- Annuals, Perennials, Shrubs, Trees, and Lawns
- Continue to pinch or cut blooms back to the first set of leaves.
- Sod installation is OK up to this point.
- Reapply preemergent weed control to mulched areas where weeds are excessive, DO NOT apply to annual beds.
3rd Week of June
- Annuals, Perennials, Shrubs, Trees, and Lawns
- Watch for annual damage and use repellants where necessary.
- Continue to water any seed planted in May until it is well established.
- Finish up your annual weed control as herbicides become less effective as temperatures rise and annual weed growth slows.
- Make sure all stakes are in place and all vines are being trained or tied to their arbors.
4th Week of June
- Annuals, Perennials, Shrubs, Trees, and Lawns
- Keep root fertilizing every 2 weeks to further encourage establishment.
- Fertilizing should be finished for the summer except for irrigated lawns.
- Keep mums and asters at 6 inches tall.
- During the last week of June, trim Autumn Joy Sedum back to 6-8 inches. This encourages thicker heavier stems that will not fall over with the weight of the flower later in the season.
- Any spring blooming shrubs should be done flowering and subsequently have their pruning done. Examples: Lilacs, Bridal Wreath Astilbe, and Forsythia.
- Water any transplants as they will begin to feel and show drought and heat stress.
