06
Early summer
What to plant in June
The cottage garden hits its first crescendo. Roses, peonies, foxgloves and lupins — all at once, all extravagant.
Sow indoors
- Late basil
Sow outdoors
- French beans
- Runner beans
- Chard
- Kale
- Salads (in shade)
- Beetroot
- Spring onions
Flowers to plant
- Foxgloves (for next year)
- Wallflowers
- Sweet williams
- Calendula
- Cornflowers
Herbs to grow
- Basil
- Coriander (bolt-resistant varieties)
- Parsley
- Dill
Beginner tips
- ✦Water deeply once or twice a week — a daily sprinkle trains roots to stay shallow.
- ✦Mulch heavily now to keep moisture in and weeds down.
Common mistakes
- ✕Letting strawberries sit on bare soil — they rot. Straw or matting underneath.
- ✕Forgetting to deadhead sweet peas — they stop flowering as soon as they set seed.
Small garden & pot options
- · A pot of summer cosmos by the door
- · A hanging basket of tumbling tomatoes
Raised bed suggestions
- · Sow chard for autumn — one row replaces broad beans
- · Plant out leeks 15 cm apart
Plant this month
If you only do one thing in June…
- →Leeks
- →Late courgettes
- →Brussels sprouts
- →Late dahlias
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