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Southeast Gardener: Things To Do in June

June is a good month in the South; the humidity hasn’t yet arrived (for the most part), these days are long and the children are out of college, placing us in summertime. Our routine has changed — a change that is welcome indeed! Summertime also brings backyard time, fresh-food period and al fresco dining period. Here are a number of things to do in June in Southeast gardens.

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Summer increased care. Japanese beetles will be here before you know it. One approach to maintaining them off your roses is a method referred to as”maintaining them in the green” This implies cut your roses and then bring them inside, because Japanese beetles are attracted to bright and happy colors.

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Your Knock will bloom all summer. After the first flush in the spring, deadhead if the subsequent lapse bothers you, otherwise just wait a day or 2. They will start to blossom.

Watch another blooming rose

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Things to plant in June. Following the last frost date, I direct-sow (throw right into the backyard ) zinnia seeds every 2 weeks. Zinnias are prone to the fungal disease black spot, which shows worse as the annual ages. Seeding each 2 weeks allows me to have continuous, new blossoms. The moment a plant shows signs of black place, it is pulled.

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Add a Mandevilla vine. They’re treated as an annual in most of the Southeast but will grow rapidly and bloom all summer long.

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On the wild side. Milkweed is the only host plant for the Monarch butterfly. Asclepias tuberosa is just one species of milkweed that is also a fairly addition to the backyard, but hope (and hope) it to be eaten to a nub. The female Monarch will lay her eggs here. Soon you will see tiny caterpillars that will gradually mature since they feed on the milkweed plant. The adults also love the nectar.

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Echinacea purpurea is a fairly pollinator in Southeast gardens. Once it is finished flowering, maintain the seed heads for your birds to feed .

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Prune now, benefit later. Do you find it frustrating when all your Monarda didyma‘Jacob Cline’ bloom at once? By pruning some of your Monarda today, you will delay the bloom period of those crops. Deadhead regularly for continuous blooms. I also leave some seed heads for your finches to relish.

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Good bug or poor bug? This is a black widow spider. Be careful when pulling out stored pots to create your season’s container gardens — there may be lurking there in fond summer memories.

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Herbs. Do not let your basil (Ocimum basilicum) visit seed or even flower. The stems become woody, and the leaves lose their taste. Prune basil regularly.

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Harvest lavender blooms until it gets too hot. When the base of the bloom is opening the lavender blossoms are at their peak . Collect the stems and tie them together. Suspend upside down into a hot, dry, dark place, such as an attic or a closet. Within 10 to 14 days, the lavender will be prepared to utilize .

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