YOUR GARDENING YEAR
What to do in the garden in June
The key June jobs for your veg patch, fruit, lawns, borders and greenhouse — tick them off or print a sheet to take outside.
One page, ready to take outside
A few timely jobs to help your garden thrive through the season.
Veg Patch
Fruit & Pruning
Lawns & Borders
Greenhouse
Gardening events in June
- BBC Gardeners' World Live JuneFour days of gardens and talks at the NEC, Birmingham.
- Open Garden Squares Weekend JuneA peek inside London's hidden gardens.
Dates change each year — please check with the organiser before you travel.
June in the garden
A month-by-month guide from The Gardener’s GreenhouseVeg Patch
Thin out seedlings to their final spacing.
Harvest salad crops and radishes regularly.
Fruit & Pruning
Protect soft fruit with taut wildlife-safe netting; check it daily.
Thin 'June drop' apples if the tree is overloaded.
Lawns & Borders
Deadhead roses to encourage more flowers.
Water containers and new plants during dry spells.
Greenhouse
Pinch out side shoots on cordoned tomatoes.
Check for red spider mite under leaves.
Notes:
Tick each box as you go — and take things at your own pace.
Little jobs. Lovely rewards.
Follow local frost forecasts; northern gardens often start spring jobs later. Avoid frozen or waterlogged soil and take regular breaks.
Got a question about June jobs? Ask in the forum.