Kitchen Garden

IN THE GREENHOUSE

WHAT TO DO IN JUNE

■ Plant aubergines, peppers and melons if you haven’t done so already

■ Mulch bare soil so it doesn’t dry out too fast

■ Thin the number of bunches on grapevines

■ Nip out tomato sideshoots on all except bush varieties

■ Leave doors/windows open as soon as nights are warm enough

■ Water every day, mist first tomato flowers, and spray paths on hot days

■ Feed plants in pots and growing bags

■ Look around the greenhouse every day: deal with small problems before they become big ones, e.g. pests

A NEW GREENHOUSE: PATHS

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