With summer in full swing, ensure your garden flourishes by tackling these five crucial gardening tasks before the end of June. From protecting roses from aphids to deadheading tulips, these expert tips will guarantee a vibrant and productive garden.
Say goodbye to back-breaking labor and toxic chemicals! Discover a natural and effective solution for eliminating patio weeds. Boiling water, poured directly onto the weeds, immediately targets their leaves, depriving them of energy. Over time, the heat damages the taproot, preventing regrowth. Repeat treatments may be necessary, but eventually, even the most stubborn weeds will succumb. This technique is safe and cost-effective, leaving your patio weed-free without harming surrounding plants.
Tomatoes require a significant amount of nutrients to produce healthy produce. Gardeners have often discovered that even nutrient-rich potting soil isn’t enough for tomato plants. Tomato plants would benefit from the application of fertiliser at several different points in their growth. Applying the right product supports healthy growth, flowering and fruit development, fruit quality, and disease resistance. Gardeners can create a homemade version of tomato plant fertiliser that is much more cost-effective and equally beneficial by using a high-quality compost that is made from food and garden waste. Combine a half-gallon of compost and place it into a bucket. Break all the clumps up and make sure it is well combined. The expert then recommends adding two cups of vermicompost (worm manure) to your compost blend to “help provide beneficial microbes in the soil”. In addition, add two cups of powdered eggshells and two cups of rabbit or hamster droppings.
Proper pruning is crucial for maintaining the health and longevity of lavender plants. Without regular trimming, lavender can become woody, straggly, and prone to diseases. To ensure optimal growth and flowering, expert gardener Shane Dibbs recommends pruning lavender annually, typically between August and September, after the flowers have faded. This timing allows the plant to recover before winter and promotes fuller growth in the following year.
