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June gardening tips: what to prune, feed & protect

A June garden checklist built from our plant care guides. Garden jobs depend on your local frost dates, so tasks are grouped for cold, moderate and mild climates. Find yours below, then tap any plant for full step-by-step instructions.

June in cold winters (zones 3–5)

Pruning in June

  • Apple tree: thin young fruit (Jun 14 – Jul 5)
  • Apricot tree: thin young fruit (Jun 14 – Jul 5)
  • Arborvitae: light trim after new growth (Jun 21 – Jul 19)
  • Asian pear: thin young fruit (Jun 14 – Jul 5)
  • Azalea: prune right after flowering (May 31 – Jun 28)
  • Bearded iris: remove spent flower stalks (Jun 21 – Jul 12)
  • Boxwood: shape after the spring growth flush (Jun 7 – Jul 5)
  • Cherry tree: thin young fruit (Jun 14 – Jul 5)
  • Clematis: prune Group 1 clematis after flowering (May 24 – Jun 14)
  • Coneflower: optional 'Chelsea chop' for bushier plants (Jun 14–28)
  • Flowering dogwood: minimal prune after flowering (Jun 7 – Jul 5)
  • Garden mum: pinch back for bushy plants (Jun 7–21)
  • Grapevine: shoot thinning and leaf pulling (Jun 14 – Jul 12)
  • Hazelnut / filbert: remove suckers (Jun 7–21)
  • Hybrid tea rose: start deadheading (continue all summer) (Jun 28 – Jul 12)
  • Juniper: selective trim (Apr 26 – Jun 7)
  • Lilac: prune right after flowering (May 31 – Jun 28)
  • Magnolia: light prune after flowering (May 24 – Jun 21)
  • Peach / nectarine: thin young fruit (Jun 14 – Jul 5)
  • Pear (European): thin young fruit (Jun 14 – Jul 5)
  • Peony: deadhead after flowering (Jun 28 – Jul 19)
  • Persimmon: thin heavy crops (optional) (Jun 28 – Jul 19)
  • Plum tree: thin young fruit (Jun 14 – Jul 5)
  • Plum tree: main prune in early summer (Jun 21 – Jul 19)
  • Quince: thin young fruit (Jun 14 – Jul 5)
  • Redbud: structural prune after flowering (May 24 – Jun 21)
  • Rhododendron: deadhead and light prune after flowering (Jun 14 – Jul 12)
  • Sedum (stonecrop): pinch back for sturdier stems (Jun 14 – Jul 5)
  • Tomato: remove suckers and lower leaves (Jun 14–21)
  • Viburnum: prune right after flowering (Jun 7 – Jul 5)
  • Weigela: prune right after flowering (Jun 21 – Jul 12)

Fertilizing in June

Spraying & disease prevention in June

  • Apple tree: scab and rust protection sprays (May 24 – Jun 7)
  • Apple tree: codling moth and curculio protection (Jun 7–21)
  • Arborvitae: bagworm check (Jun 28 – Jul 19)
  • Azalea: check for lace bugs (Jun 14–28)
  • Boxwood: preventive spray in wet spring weather (blight-prone areas) (May 24 – Jun 7)
  • Climbing rose: preventive spray for black spot (May 31 – Jun 7)
  • Flowering dogwood: anthracnose prevention (wet springs) (May 31 – Jun 14)
  • Grapevine: black rot and mildew protection (Jun 7–14)
  • Hosta: early slug control (May 24 – Jun 14)
  • Hybrid tea rose: preventive spray for black spot (May 31 – Jun 7)
  • Pecan tree: foliar zinc sprays (young trees) (Jun 7–14)
  • Peony: botrytis prevention (wet springs) (May 17 – Jun 7)
  • Plum tree: curculio protection (May 31 – Jun 14)
  • Tomato: preventive spray for early blight (Jun 21–28)
  • Walnut tree: walnut blight protection (May 24 – Jun 7)
  • Walnut tree: husk fly protection (if needed) (Jun 25 – Jul 9)

Soil, compost & mulch in June

Frost & winter protection in June

Other care in June

June in moderate winters (zones 6–7)

Pruning in June

  • Apple tree: thin young fruit (May 20 – Jun 10)
  • Apricot tree: thin young fruit (May 20 – Jun 10)
  • Arborvitae: light trim after new growth (May 27 – Jun 24)
  • Asian pear: thin young fruit (May 20 – Jun 10)
  • Azalea: prune right after flowering (May 6 – Jun 3)
  • Bearded iris: remove spent flower stalks (May 27 – Jun 17)
  • Black-eyed Susan: deadhead for more flowers (Jun 24 – Jul 8)
  • Blackberry: summer tipping of new canes (erect types) (Jun 10 – Jul 8)
  • Boxwood: shape after the spring growth flush (May 13 – Jun 10)
  • Catmint: shear after first bloom (Jun 10–24)
  • Cherry tree: thin young fruit (May 20 – Jun 10)
  • Cherry tree: prune after harvest (Jun 24 – Jul 22)
  • Climbing hydrangea: prune after flowering (Jun 17 – Jul 8)
  • Climbing rose: prune after the first flush of flowers (Jun 17 – Jul 8)
  • Coneflower: optional 'Chelsea chop' for bushier plants (May 20 – Jun 3)
  • Coneflower: deadhead for more flowers (Jun 17 – Jul 1)
  • Daylily: deadhead for more flowers (Jun 17 – Jul 1)
  • Flowering dogwood: minimal prune after flowering (May 13 – Jun 10)
  • Garden mum: pinch back for bushy plants (Jun 3–17)
  • Gardenia: prune right after flowering (Jun 24 – Jul 22)
  • Grapevine: shoot thinning and leaf pulling (May 20 – Jun 17)
  • Hybrid tea rose: start deadheading (continue all summer) (Jun 3–17)
  • Kiwi vine: summer pruning (Jun 10–24)
  • Lilac: prune right after flowering (May 6 – Jun 3)
  • Mint: midsummer cut-back (Jun 24 – Jul 8)
  • Peach / nectarine: thin young fruit (May 20 – Jun 10)
  • Pear (European): thin young fruit (May 20 – Jun 10)
  • Peony: deadhead after flowering (Jun 3–24)
  • Perennial salvia: shear after each flush (Jun 10–24)
  • Persimmon: thin heavy crops (optional) (Jun 3–24)
  • Plum tree: thin young fruit (May 20 – Jun 10)
  • Plum tree: main prune in early summer (May 27 – Jun 24)
  • Pomegranate: remove suckers (Jun 10–24)
  • Quince: thin young fruit (May 20 – Jun 10)
  • Rhododendron: deadhead and light prune after flowering (May 20 – Jun 17)
  • Sedum (stonecrop): pinch back for sturdier stems (May 20 – Jun 10)
  • Spirea: shear after first flush for rebloom (Jun 24 – Jul 15)
  • Strawberry: renovate June-bearing beds after harvest (Jun 17 – Jul 8)
  • Tangerine / mandarin: thin fruit in heavy years (Jun 24 – Jul 22)
  • Thyme: trim after flowering (Jun 10–24)
  • Tomato: remove suckers and lower leaves (Jun 3–10)
  • Viburnum: prune right after flowering (May 13 – Jun 10)
  • Weigela: prune right after flowering (May 27 – Jun 17)
  • Wisteria: summer prune of long whips (Jun 24 – Jul 22)

Fertilizing in June

Spraying & disease prevention in June

  • Apple tree: scab and rust protection sprays (May 27 – Jun 10)
  • Apple tree: codling moth and curculio protection (May 27 – Jun 10)
  • Arborvitae: bagworm check (Jun 3–24)
  • Azalea: check for lace bugs (May 20 – Jun 3)
  • Boxwood: preventive spray in wet spring weather (blight-prone areas) (May 27 – Jun 10)
  • Climbing rose: preventive spray for black spot (Jun 3–10)
  • Grapevine: black rot and mildew protection (May 27 – Jun 3)
  • Hosta: early slug control (May 20 – Jun 10)
  • Hybrid tea rose: preventive spray for black spot (Jun 3–10)
  • Pecan tree: foliar zinc sprays (young trees) (May 27 – Jun 3)
  • Plum tree: curculio protection (May 20 – Jun 3)
  • Tangerine / mandarin: check for scale, mealybugs and aphids (May 27 – Jun 10)
  • Tomato: preventive spray for early blight (May 27 – Jun 3)

Frost & winter protection in June

Other care in June

June in mild winters (zones 8–10)

Pruning in June

  • Apple tree: summer pruning: remove water sprouts (May 20 – Jun 17)
  • Apricot tree: main prune after harvest (May 20 – Jun 17)
  • Asian pear: summer pruning: remove water sprouts (May 20 – Jun 17)
  • Basil: pinch and harvest (May 27 – Jun 3)
  • Black-eyed Susan: deadhead for more flowers (May 27 – Jun 10)
  • Blackberry: remove fruited canes after harvest (Jun 17 – Jul 15)
  • Butterfly bush: deadhead through summer (May 20 – Jun 3)
  • Cherry tree: prune after harvest (May 6 – Jun 3)
  • Coneflower: deadhead for more flowers (May 20 – Jun 3)
  • Crape myrtle: snip spent blooms for a second flush (Jun 3–24)
  • Daylily: deadhead for more flowers (May 20 – Jun 3)
  • Daylily: refresh tired foliage (rebloomers) (Jun 3–24)
  • Gardenia: prune right after flowering (May 6 – Jun 3)
  • Hazelnut / filbert: remove suckers (May 20 – Jun 3)
  • Kiwi vine: summer pruning (May 27 – Jun 10)
  • Lantana: midsummer shear (May 20 – Jun 3)
  • Lavender: main trim after flowering (May 13 – Jun 3)
  • Mulberry: trim after fruiting (optional) (May 20 – Jun 10)
  • Oakleaf hydrangea: prune right after flowering (only if needed) (May 13 – Jun 10)
  • Pear (European): summer pruning: remove water sprouts (May 20 – Jun 17)
  • Perennial salvia: shear after each flush (Jun 3–17)
  • Pomegranate: remove suckers (Jun 3–17)
  • Raspberry: remove fruited canes after summer harvest (Jun 3 – Jul 1)
  • Tangerine / mandarin: thin fruit in heavy years (May 6 – Jun 3)
  • Tomato: remove suckers and lower leaves (May 27 – Jun 3)
  • Walnut tree: prune in summer (not late winter) (May 20 – Jun 17)
  • Wisteria: summer prune of long whips (May 6 – Jun 3)

Fertilizing in June

Spraying & disease prevention in June

Frost & winter protection in June

  • Grapevine: net ripening clusters (Jun 3 – Jul 1)

Other care in June

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