May-June works in the Garden. Spring is ending and we are entering the first month of summer. The garden is in one of its most productive phases. We have a lot of work to do!
Vegetable Garden
- Sowing
- Digging
- We weed
- Water
- What vegetables and herbs are we planting each season?
Grapevine
- Check for downy mildew and powdery mildew
- Spraying for powdery mildew and downy mildew
- Tying of new shoots
- Thinning
Trees, shrubs and climbers
- Remove flowers that have ripened and finished flowering as well as dead branches
- For shaped shrubs and hedges we will need to trim to maintain their shape
- Remove stragglers and ‘greedy’ shoots
- Renew the ties of the plants to their supports
- We start to take measures to save water
Perennial herbaceous plants
- Regularly cut off damaged leaves
- Replant immediately, after flowering is over, to speed up the next flowering
- Digging
- We prune (chrysanthemums, sinensis, minarets, etc.)
- Planting aromatic plants
Seasonal and Bulbous
- On bulbs whose flowering is over, cut off the dried flowers with their stems but not the leaves
- Continue watering as normal
- Plant
- Sow
- Support
- Cultivate
Turf, sod
- We adjust the frequency and quantity of watering for summer conditions
- Watering. Should be done in the early morning or late afternoon
- Mow regularly and not too low
- We can aerate the soil
- We regularly clear weeds either with herbicides applied locally or by hoeing and weeding, which is preferable
- If we wish to install new turf, we can sow only the thermophilic species, or we can install a ready-made turf
Tropical
- Water
- Fertilize
- We clean
- Spray with water
- Propagate with cuttings
- Plant in the garden
- Check for pest and disease infestations
Fruitful
- Water and hoe regularly
- On apple and pear trees, thin out the fruit when it becomes the size of a walnut
- Fertilize
- Remove offshoots and ‘greedy’ shoots
Ecological gardening
- We use kitchen and garden waste for compost
Acidophilous plants
- Spray the leaves with clean (rain or deionised) water
- We administer iron (shavings, nails, special preparations)
- Multiply the gardenias by grafting
- Dilute the hydrangea flowers
Cacti and succulents
- Water carefully
- Fertilize
Palms
- For palms, our main care is to remove the dry leaves
- We transplant
Ponds
- We remove the “finished” flowers of the plants
- Spray the leaves to get rid of insects
- Clean the pump and filters
- We feed the fish daily
NOTE: Please read carefully. Please read carefully. There may be variation due to microclimate or climatic changes. Please consult your agronomist.
Source: Garden & Garden Book. Garden and Veranda – Taxiarchis Andritsopoulos, Nikos Thymakis – Publications Ath. Stamoulis
Tags: CALENDAR • GARDEN • JUNE • KITCHEN GARDEN • MAY
