June
Current Berry Picking Status:
These are approximate times for the 2012 season. Look for updates as picking times get closer and daily updates when picking opens..
Blueberries: Late June beginning of July
Blackberries: Mid to late July
Peaches: August
Red Raspberries: July through Fall
Apricots: Mid to late June
Apples: July through Fall
The U-Pick Patch opens at dawn and closes at dusk. We close the patch every couple of days to ensure that there are plenty of ripe berries for all of our pickers. To check whether the patch is open for picking and for daily fruit availability check this website, find us on Facebook, or call us toll-free at 888-459-2586. The message on this machine changes from season to season and also includes greenhouse hours and more.
June
Lawn
Apply second application of crabgrass preventer by June 15 unless you have used Dimension or Barricade for the April application. These two products normally provide season-long control with a single application. Remember to water it in. If grubs have been a problem in the past, apply a product containing "Merit' or "Mach 2" during the first half of July. This works as a grub preventer. It must be watered in before it becomes active.Landscape
Remember the saying "Prune In June" and do just that to anything that looks wild and has lost its shape! The spring growth has slowed down now and if you lightly prune this will keep growth under control through the rest of the season. Now is a good time to lightly prune Dwarf Spirea, Barberry, Burning Bush, Euonymus, Dogwoods, Boxwood, Holly, Mockorange, Junipers, & Yews (just shape).
Remember to fertilize roses with rose formulated fertilizer.
Fertilize with acidic fertilizer once a month: Azaelas, Rhododendrons, Holly, Hydrangeas.
Were grasshoppers a problem last year? If this summer is a typical hot and dry summer you may want to apply Semispore around your flower beds, garden and perimeter of your yard. Semispore is a biological grasshopper bait that contains bacterium that they ingest and it makes them sick and die. Now is the time (early June) to apply this product. Re-apply again after a hard rain.
Check for bagworms and other leaf-eating caterpillars. Spray now.
Time to raise the lawnmower blade to at least 3" to promote deeper root growth, thicker foliage and greater resistance to both drought and weeds.
Dead-head roses by cutting back to the first leaf with 5 leaflets. Avoid overhead irrigation to reduce blackspot on roses.
Keep summer annuals dead-headed. Pinch or lightly sheer back and fertilize.
Watch for early blight and other fungal diseases on tomatoes. Remove infected leaves, mulch and use drip irrigation to prevent spread of disease.
Watch for sticky honeydew produced by aphids, white flies and other sucking pests. Spray with insecticidal soap; repeat in a week.
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