Episode 661: Early June Chaos: Wild Weather, Busy Bees and Successional Sowing

About this episode

Richard discusses the effects of early June weather on gardening activities and shares updates from the kitchen garden and allotment.

Early June has brought that classic mix of heavy rain, strong winds and sudden sunshine — and the garden has certainly felt it. In this week’s episode, I’m sharing how the weather has shaped everything from seed sowing to weeding, plus an exciting update from the beehive as the colony continues to grow. Kitchen Garden Update: Wild Weather and Big Sowing Sessions The kitchen garden has taken a real battering from the weather this week, but the plants are still powering on. Inside the shed, I’ve been making the most of the rain by sowing cucumbers, sweetcorn, kale, cabbage and beans in plug trays. Out in the Veggie Pod, more spring onions, radish and carrots have gone in — ideal quick crops for this time of year. There’s also been another round of cutting back the invasive climber along the fence line, which has taken full advantage of the warm, wet conditions. Allotment Update: Growth Spurts, Weeds and Potato Progress Down on the allotment, everything has that early‑summer energy. The rain has made weeding incredibly satisfying, and the beds are looking much tidier for it. My early potatoes are still recovering from the May frost, while the main crop is thriving with strong…

People in this episode

Host: Richard

Topics covered

• weather impact on gardening
• beekeeping update
• successional sowing
• kitchen garden
• allotment maintenance

Keywords

• heavy rain
• strong winds
• seed sowing
• weeding
• kitchen garden
• allotment
• potato progress
• bees
• successional sowing

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