June 2024
Each month we share growing information courtesy of the WVU Extension and also other information we find helpful, like growing by the moon. This information is geared especially toward our audience here in the Mid-Ohio Valley. Happy Gardening!
Week 22
Saturday, June 1st
Seed lettuce as a companion plant to tomatoes 🍅🥬
Seed parsley
Sunday, June 2nd
Week 23
Monday, June 3rd
Seed snap beans and carrots 🥕
Seed summer squash and corn for late crops 🌽
Tuesday, June 4th
Plant tomatoes
Seed Cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli, and Brussels sprouts.
Wednesday, June 5th
Seed pumpkins 🎃 and winter squash
Seed leaf and bibb lettuce 🥬
Thursday, June 6th
New Moon 🌑
Mulch garden to conserve soil moisture.
Friday, June 7th
Plant Celery
Monitor for Garden Pests 🪲
Summer Prune Apple 🍎 and Peaches 🍑
Saturday, June 8th
Begin control measures for squash vine borer
Sunday, June 9th
Week 24
Monday, June 10th
Seed Sweet Corn, beets, pumpkins, and winter squash
Pinch blackberry canes
Tuesday, June 11th
Begin bagworm control 🐛
Seed basil as tomato companion plant
Wednesday, June 12th
Side-dress sweet corn that is knee-high with additional nitrogen
Thursday, June 13th
Transplant thyme
Deadhead annual flowers
Friday, June 14th
First Quarter Moon 🌓
Flag Day
Prune spring-flowering shrubs
Saturday, June 15th
Plant Peppers 🫑
Control cabbage worms with DiPel® or row cover
Sunday, June 16th
Father’s Day
Week 25
Monday, June 17th
Renovate strawberries after last harvest 🍓
Turn Compost
Tuesday, June 18th
Seed or transplant gourds
Pinch back garden mums
Wednesday, June 19th
Juneteenth
Seed Dill
Seed or transplant cantaloupe for fall
Thursday, June 20th
Summer Begins 🌞
West Virginia Day
Prune Pine Trees 🌲
Friday, June 21st
Full Moon 🌕
Treat Lawn for white grubs
Saturday, June 22nd
End Asparagus harvest
Seed Brussels sprouts
Sunday, June 23rd
Week 26
Monday, June 24th
Seed or transplant savory
Harvest beet greens
Tuesday, June 25th
Plant late tomatoes 🍅 and peppers 🌶️
Fertilize asparagus
Wednesday, June 26th
Add non-seed-bearing weeds to compost
Seed peppers 🫑🌶️
Thursday, June 27th
Plant basil
Stake Peppers 🫑
Transplant Rosemary
Friday, June 28th
Last Quarter Moon 🌗
Seed half-runner and pole beans
Saturday, June 29th
Plant Cilantro
Harvest Summer Squash Frequently