June in the Garden

Hello Garden Friends!

Does your eye on the thermometer make you want to wilt? June is the perfect month to plant hot weather plants! Don’t worry, a little at a time will get you through.

Summer Garden Maintenance

If you need some help during this hot season, I am offering Summer Garden Maintenance. I would love to help out if you need some reinforcements this summer, or have travel plans and need some tending done while you are away. 

One Square at a Time

If I can plant one square of my garden at a time, I am still gaining ground. Work outside when the temperature is under 90 degrees and it will be much more bearable. 

Add As You Plant

Add some good compost and some worm castings, this helps keep the soil balanced with the ebb and tide of plants each season.

Fruit First, Then Roots, Last Leaves

Plant large fruiting items first, then roots, then leaves, this way the harvest will be ready when the season is at its peak.

What to plant in JUNE? Don’t worry, you aren’t too late!

FRUITS (plant first because they take the longest)

• Armenian Cucumbers (trellis or stake next month)

• Hot Peppers (at the edge of the bed, helping shade the leaves)

• Muskmelon (Cantaloupe) (can sprawl into your walkway)

• Okra (will stand up on its own, so plant towards the center)

• Tomatillos (can sprawl over the side of your bed.

• Yard Long Beans (trellis or stake next month)

ROOTS (Plant second because they take longer than leaves)

• Ginger 

• Sweet Potatoes (these love a bed of their own, but are worth it)

• Turmeric 

LEAVES (these take about 30-60 days, so they are last)

• Arugula (harvest early and small for best taste)

• Kale (can be left in the garden)

• Mizuna (small and tender, perfect for salad)

• Swiss Chard (don’t pull this at the end of the season, it can keep going)

• Southern Greens (Mustard/Collard)

• Malabar Spinach or NZ Spinach

HERBS (tuck these in as you go, or keep them going if they are already in your garden)

• Basil (keep trimming and saving for fall and winter cooking)

• Mint (make some cooling tea)

• Oregano (dry for savory dishes)

• Rosemary

• Sage

• Thyme 

FLOWERS (keep seeding these each week for constant flowers all summer and into fall)

• Angelonia

• Coreopsis

• Cosmos

• Sunflowers

• Zinnia

Also, you can fill in empty spots with lima beans, black-eye peas or crowder peas, or put them around the perimeter of your garden space. 

Warmly,

Charity Miles

Richly Rooted, llc

Garden Consultant

www.Richly-Rooted.com 

(912) 429-4971

Certified Gardenary Consultant

About us...Richly Rooted. Our personal vision at Richly Rooted is for every home in the Coastal Georgia and South Carolina area to have a garden by 2030. We want to help budding gardeners grow successfully in the south, and help future generations grow a better lifestyle. We believe this can be done by eating from the garden every day, working to make our world a better place, and enjoying our gardens daily. 

The Garden Journal

Dear Friend and Fellow Gardener,

Welcome to the garden journal.

I grew up gardening. As a young girl, my mom planted hundreds of daffodil bulbs along our white picket fence, then in the following years added irises and other bulbs to show off their splendor in the gray days of late winter, early spring.

We had fruit trees and herbs. Fifty-two Jackson Perkins “Simplicity” roses lined the tall wooden fence so friends could come cut and use them for weddings and celebrations. They are still blooming there today.

In this garden journal, I will reminisce and tell stories. I will share failures I have learned, and I will share advice and tips that have helped me along the way.

Warmly,

Charity Miles

Garden Consultant

Richly Rooted