And you'll save money:
1 - by not using chemical weed killers,
2 - by re-using the organic matter and organic fertilizer that's already in your lawn cuttings.
But remember:- if you want to recycle lawn cuttings you simply can't use selective weed killers on your lawn. There's more about composting grass cuttings here.
The June Drop
Small fruit fall to the ground this month as your bushes cast off surplus. When the birds find these they'll discover all the rest too. Don't forget to protect your fruit bushes.
See below for help on protecting plants.
Gardening Weather
The weather is always a mixed blessing. And UK weather has been dry dry dry which has at least kept the slugs and snails down.
Rain now couldn't be better. It helps to swell up your outdoor fruit and potato crops.
However, a large down pour onto dried out soil can lead to soft fruit splitting.
Keep a steady water supply to tomatoes and keep outdoor fruit weeded and well mulched.
Crop Readiness
My tomatoes are early this year - the fruit are swelling as I write. Broad Bean pods look ready for picking too but need a little longer for the seeds to swell.
Seeds
The dry days have delayed some seeds. But keep sowing Salad Leaves, Beetroot, Pak Choi, Chop Suey Greens, Spring Onions, Runner Beans, French Beans, and the like... ... Sow in succession for a steady supply.
Spring Rush To Summer Care
Except for the successional sowing noted above, the rush to sow and plant early and maincrops is complete. I still have some summer flowers to sow.
Now it's time to: protect your crops, stake up plants, pinch out shoots for shape, keep plants watered and fed, as well as dead heading, and of course harvesting.
Find plant protection netting here.
More later...
Happy Gardening :-)
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