Wow! Monday, May 30th is Memorial Day that is the same day as the traditional Decoration Day.
While it’s traditional to “finish” planting the garden on Memorial Day, June is a great time to continue planting succession crops of tomatoes, cucumbers, squash, beans and sweet corn. The heat-loving crops will keep the bounty of the garden coming if succession plantings are installed every two weeks up until about July 4th.
Cool season vegetables such as broccoli and brussel sprouts don’t work well with the heat of summer and long days but I have had good luck planting cabbage for a late crop in fall. Potatoes will do very well when planted in late May and June as they will be very productive. The tubers can be harvested after the killing frost and then stored for winter use.
Be careful of thrip attack on your Roses, Dahlias and Gladiolus as these insects are very difficult to control once established. Thrips have piercing mouth parts and extract plant juices from growing points and flowers which tend to reduce bloom or make it non-existent. I recommend Captain Jack’s Bug Brew which has the active ingredient Spinosad. Two sprays with this product at 5 day intervals should get the bugs under control. If your not sure, bring a plant sample in a plastic bag and we’ll do a diagnosis so that you don’t use the wrong product because of an incorrect diagnosis.
Come on down to check out our “killer” clematis as many are blooming right now. We have the old and the new Evision Clematis that will make your garden glow.
Tom
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