Things to do in JUNE

COOL & TEMPERATE

VEGIES

Winter is more about soups than salads, so plan a soup bed in the vegie patch and fill it with kale, onion, silverbeet and spinach. Also harvest summer-planted turnip, which is great for the soup pot. Use stored vegetables including pumpkin and potatoes. Stored vegies should be checked regularly, culling any that are showing signs of rot or deterioration.

This is also the season to plan ahead for early spring by planting broad beans and peas (delay planting in very cold zones). Both these vegies need support