June Garden
QUOTES AND INSPIRATION

Garden list for June.

Things I want to achieve in June 2026

Better late than never.  I have been working on the garden, around the winter weather, playing catch up from our repeated travel absences.  But it comes to a point where it is no longer catch up and is more about strategic planning and prep for the impending growing season.  There is still plenty of catch up to be done, and we’ll get there but a monthly TO DO list will help stay focussed and on track and get stuff done.

I feel like I’m in a good position in the edible garden with it mostly sorted ready for the crop prep and then eventually the plants, but beyond that the rest of the garden still needs love, but I’m determined to get there and make it right in time for the spring.

So, at this point – with my lists in all sorts of places, I’ve brought them all together in one accountable list, hoping public shame will drive me to cross things off.  I will need to be honest about the state of what actually needs to be done.  Some are short and sweet and can get done in 5 minutes and others are a bit of a project and could take weeks – but if broken down into a collection of short tasks – even big projects are doable.  But not everything will get done this month and will become a familiar friend/nemesis on my to do list for months and months – but that is ok and they can sit on the list until I get to them.  (Some are still on the list from last year!)

June 25

GARDEN GARDENING

  • Weekly weeding of all sectors.
  • Continue with bricks in paths.
  • Trap possums.

THE VEGETABLE GARDEN

Sector 1

  • Plant onion seedlings.
  • Lower herb frames.
  • Make new signs.

Sector 2

  • Clear out remaining beds once finished.
  • Plant shallots and elephant garlic.

Sector 3

  • Tidy up beside the shed.
  • Cut asparagus fronds down.

Sector 4

  • Weed flower beds.
  • Sort out container plants.
  • Tidy Greenhouse.
  • Replace rhubarb.
  • Weed behind shed.
  • Prune elderberry.
  • Set up irrigation through this area.
  • Finish office makeover.
  • Replace damaged fence palings.
  • Fix  toolshed storm damage.

Sector 5

  • Weed entire area.
  • Spray stone fruit once leaves fall off.
  • Fix hole in irrigation pipe.
  • Build a blueberry cage.
  • Refresh strawberry bed.
  • Stop chickens invading garden.
  • There is a garden bed on my garden plan that is listed as “weeds.”  This needs to change.

THE PALACE:

Room 1

  • Weed bricks.
  • Add new windbreak.
  • Control weeds in hedge.
  • Feed hedge.
  • Rock maintenance.

Room 2

  • Get plaque for time capsule.
  • Finish weeding.
  • Refresh the bark mulch.
  • Fill gaps with plants.
  • Pin back Muehlenbeckia.
  • Maintain stairs.
  • Weed brick pavers.
  • Add windbreak.

Room 3                                                                                                  

  • Weed regularly.
  • Edit plants.
  • Remove purple dahlias.
  • Add feed and compost.
  • Improve rose protection.
  • Prune and train hedge.
  • Learn maintenance needs.

BEYOND THE GARDEN

  • Weedeat swingseat path.
  • Maintain backdoor area.
  • Weedeat along fence line.
  • Level along fence line and add brick mowing strip.
  • Remove strawbale remains
  • Fix address sign.
  • Clear overgrown driveway.
  • Paint maintenance of dolphins.

OTHER PROJECTS – for when I have time.

  • Landscape around the swing seat.
  • Weed around trees on windbreak hill.
  • Plant more trees on windbreak hill.
  • Weed Waterfall.
  • Investigate ‘hill art’ project.
  • Build plants in pots station.
  • Makeover chicken coup

KITCHEN GARDENING

  • Something from the garden in every meal.
  • Check stored crops for rot.

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