This Month in Your Southwest Yard – June
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June Garden Tasks
An easy way to lift and move cactus during planting is to use micro-tubing for smaller plants or a section of old garden hose for larger cacti. You can also move larger cacti by laying plants over on an old rug or carpet and pulling into place.
Good season to plant or transplant palms or cacti
~ Prune fast-growing trees like mesquite, palo verde, and acacias to reduce chances of wind damage. Don’t remove more than 20 percent of a plant’s foliage at any one time to avoid stress or sunburn of trunk and branches.
~ Keep adding to mulches throughout the summer to conserve water, keep roots cool, and deter weeds. Water well before applying the mulch (or through an opening in the mulch), or you’ll insulate dry soil rather than moist soil.
~ Water your plants deeply enough to thoroughly soak the soil, but infrequently enough that the soil dries out between waterings. This encourages roots to grow deeper into cooler soil for better drought tolerance.
~ Continue to deadhead spent flowers for a longer bloom cycle.
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