June Garden Tips:

Geraniums at AS&L--a sure sign of summer time!

• As the summer heats up

• Keep your garden watered.

• Mulch vegetable gardens with straw or salt-marsh hay.

• Plants in containers dry out faster than plants in the ground—water appropriately (they may need to be watered daily).  All this watering can wash nutrients out of the soil so be sure to fertilize.

• For newly planted shrubs and trees, water weekly & deeply (hose on trickle for 20-45min depending on the size of the plant). Basically, you want the water to reach the bottom of the root ball. Do this REGARDLESS OF RAIN unless you’ve planted in heavy, clay soil.  If you have planted in heavy clay soil you have to use common sense judgment to keep from over watering the plant.

• Cut back and divide spring blooming bulbs.

• Deadhead annuals and perennials to get the most out of their blooms.