{"id":6883,"date":"2022-06-25T19:32:14","date_gmt":"2022-06-25T19:32:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/watermasterirrigation.com\/?p=6883"},"modified":"2023-05-19T19:50:19","modified_gmt":"2023-05-19T19:50:19","slug":"gardening-guide-june","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/watermasterirrigation.com\/gardening-guide-june\/","title":{"rendered":"Gardening Guide for June"},"content":{"rendered":"
Some of us may think of gardening only in the spring or fall, but there are many beautiful summer-season vegetables and flowers to plant in June. But you’ll need to bust your hump this month for a beautiful summer garden. <\/span><\/p>\n Summer is the time of year when flower beds and gardens need mulch. When spread as a 2-inch-deep layer, mulch can shield the soil from the relentless summer sun. Meaning that less moisture is lost to evaporation and roots stay cool and happy.<\/span><\/p>\n Unfortunately, summer is weed season. Weeds love the summer heat and tend to increase in the warm season. In addition to being ugly, weeds steal water and nutrients from your landscape and fuel disease spread, so you’ll need to pull them. Always pull weeds when they’re young because it prevents them from seeding (and spreading), plus it’s easier to pull out a baby weed than a gigantic one.<\/span><\/p>\n If your yard has fall-blooming perennials, they’ll need to be pinched in June before it’s their turn to bloom. For optimal growth, pinch 1-2 inches off the top of mums, sedums, asters, and other fall-blooming perennials. <\/span><\/p>\nLay down mulch.<\/span><\/h2>\n
Pull weeds.<\/span><\/h2>\n
Pinch perennials.<\/span><\/h2>\n
Fertilize shrubs and lawns.<\/span><\/h2>\n