June in the French Garden – Gardening tips for the south of France – Guide 2 Midi

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June in the French Garden – Gardening tips for the south of France

June continues to be a busy month in the garden.  Weeds continue to grow and remain a problem throughout the month.  Try to keep on top of them by hand weeding or by using glyphosate (a bio-degradable weed killer), where possible. 

 

Continue cutting lawns weekly to produce a lush thick mat, before the hot weather stops growth.

Water, Water, Water – Hopefully watering systems are now in place and simply need checking before use.  If not, they are very easy to install, cost effective and will save you hours, not to mention the obvious benefit to plants.

Vegetable Garden, still plenty of work this month. Here are a few tips:

1. Continue watering and weeding. 
2. Tomatoes should be trained and tied straight up removing all side shoots.  Don’t water tomatoes from above as this will encourage blight, which is inevitably catches most of the plants in the South West.  Leaves curl and become dotted with brown legions, ultimately spreading to the fruit.  Weekly sprays of bordelaise (before the blight arrives) and ground watering along with rigorous checks and removal of lower growth will keep tomato blight in check.
3. Continue sowing vegetable seed crops, radish, lettuce etc, but also consider planting or sowing for autumn veg, certain peas and beans for example.

Roses –  black spot is also abundant this year with the wet Spring and now after the first flush, many Roses will start to become infested.  Feed well, continue spraying with Bordelais and cover the ground underneath plants, both the spores getting up onto the plants and help to retain moisture in the ground.

Other jobs:

1. Many early Spring flowering shrubs should be lightly pruned this month, keep them in shape and to promote vigour for next year’s flowers.
2. Herbaceous plants need staking and  feeding.  If you have a herbaceous border, this may be the last chance you have to walk through the bed before plants get too thick in the summer months.
3. Continue checks for aphids, slugs and treat as necessary.

 

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