June Tips for Your Colorado Garden

If you're going to do it in the garden, do it in the month of June. The Front Range Gardener shares five things that you can do in your June Garden.
Anything and everything can be planted in June. This is the end of the spring planting season for perennials. It's a great time to plant containers and beds of annuals. June is finally the month to get warm season crops like tomatoes and zinnias into the ground.
Sunflowers are incredibly easy to grow from seed. Plant sunflowers in June, and enjoy giant blossoms in August. The birds and the bees will thank you.
Conifers such as pine, firs, and spruces go through an annual growth spurt in late spring. This makes June the ideal month to prune conifers for shape.
Wildfire preparation is increasingly important in Colorado. All flammable vegetation, fallen leaves, and pine needles should be removed within five feet of the home. Out to 30 feet, trim grasses to four inches high, remove shrubs from beneath trees, and remove the lower branches of mature trees. Colorado State Forestry Service Guide to Home Preparation is found at csfs.colostate.edu/wp-content....
June is peak growing season for lawns. Set your mower to 2 1/2 to 3 inches. Cut no more than one third on the height of the grass. You may need to mow every 5-7 days.
00:00 Introduction
00:14 Plant Everything
01:24 Plant Sunflowers
02:31 Shape Conifers
04:02 Wildfire Preparation
05:40 Lawn Care
06:35 Conclusion
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[@travismalott389]

Another great video!

[@FrontRangeGardener]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@GDSavingThePast]

All good suggestions with wildfire season upon us.

[@EF_DadLeftMe]

And hail season

[@FrontRangeGardener]

Thanks for watching!

[@icemuppet361]

i really enjoyed the video. thanks for the information, living in colorado springs, i find it hard to consistently get my perennials to come back each year depending on when i planted them. going to try to get some good evergreen in this year so its not all sticks this year.

[@FrontRangeGardener]

Good luck and thanks for watching!

[@jessicaw1839]

Do you find that trees fare better in Colorado if planted now in the spring or in the fall?

[@FrontRangeGardener]

Great question. I plant most of my trees in fall. The soil is still warm enough for the roots to establish before winter cold. Best of all, trees are usually on sale in September and October. However, I would not hesitate to plant in May or early June.

[@jessicaw1839]

@@FrontRangeGardener Thanks!