June in the garden

Last chance in June

These windows are open now and shut at the end of the month. Missing the close of a sowing window usually costs a year rather than a fortnight, which is why they are listed apart from everything else that can be done in June.

Coming up in July

Nothing here can be done yet — these are the windows that open when June ends, worth knowing about now because most of them need something ordered, cleared or prepared first.

• Sow outdoors3 plants — cabbage, land cress, pak choi
• Plant1 plant — bearded iris
• Harvest27 plants — apricot, aubergine, blackberry, blackcurrant and others
• Prune11 plants — berberis, climbing hydrangea, firethorn, hardy geranium and others
• Divide1 plant — bearded iris
• Take cuttings2 plants — blackberry, strawberry

The whole of July →