ARCHIVE SITE
Balsall Heath Jungle
is not currently active!
MENU
This work is
Art for the Living Earth
Young Jungle
Respect!
The Earth on the Heath
Eco Homes
News from YOUR Garden
licensed under a
Creative Commons License.
Organic Gardening In June |
YOUR GARDEN IN JUNE
More info from www.hdra.org.uk
þ As soon as June arrives you can think
about planting tender plants such as courgettes, tomatoes, cucumbers and
sweetcorn outside. However, do protect newly-planted crops with fleece if
possible.
þ Plant tomatoes 50cm apart and tie them well to a strong stake. Outdoor cucumbers and courgettes need to be 60cm apart and pumpkins need 120cm between each plant.
þ Sweetcorn should be planted
out in squares to allow the male flowers at the top of the plant to pollinate
the female flowers lower down the plants. 50cm between each plant is a good
distance.
þ Transplant seedlings of cabbages, Brussels sprouts, calabrese
and broccoli into rows 50cm apart
with 50cm between each plant.
þ TIP: this paper is
30cm by 21cm. You don’t have to be
exact!
þ You can still sow carrots, beetroot, radishes, lettuce, spring onions, peas,
swede, French beans, runner beans, courgettes, pumpkins and sweetcorn.
þ Thin your apples and pears down to one
in each cluster. This will make the fruits bigger and you won’t end up with
lots of tiny fruits.
Last Modified 8/10/05 2:27 PM