June Garden Calendar

The rainy season begins this month.



Abundant rainfall will stimulate lush plant growth- including growth of weeds!

Minimize weed growth naturally- keep a 2-4 inch layer of mulch on your planting beds. GRU customers can request delivery of a truckload of free mulch.

Now that the rains have returned, don't overwater! Water your plants only when they need it.

Click on the map of the water management districts in Florida for links to your water management district's website.

Florida water management district map

Links to water use restriction information for each Florida water management district:

St. John's River Water Management District Includes the following counties: Alachua, Baker, Bradford, Brevard, Clay, Duval, Flagler, Indian River, Marion county east of I-75, Nassau, Okeechobee, Orange, Osceola, Putnam, Seminole, St. Johns, and Volusia.

Southwest Florida Water Management District Includes the following counties: all of Charlotte, Citrus, DeSoto, Hardee, Hernando, Highlands, Hillsborough, Lake, Levy, Manatee, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk, Sarasota, and Sumter counties; Marion county west of I-75; and the portion of Gasparilla Island in Lee County.

Suwanee River Water Management District Includes the following counties: Columbia, Dixie, Gilchrist, Hamilton, Lafayette, Madison, Suwannee, Taylor, and Union; and parts of Alachua, Bradford, Jefferson, Levy, and Putnam.

Northwest Florida Water Mangement District Includes the following counties: Bay, Calhoun, Escambia, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf, Holmes, Jackson, Leon, Liberty, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa, Wakulla, Walton, Washington and western Jefferson County.

South Florida Water Management District Includes the following counties: Broward, Collier, Glades, Hendry, Lee (except Gasparilla Island), Martin, Miami-Dade, Monroe, Okeechobee, Osceola, Palm Beach and St. Lucie.


What can I plant now?

These plants will tolerate the heat and humidity of the rainy season:

Summer annuals

Begonia

Coleus

ipomoea quamoclit, cypress vine

Cypress Vine

impatiens, flower, annual

Impatiens

Marigolds

Nicotiana

Portulaca

torenia, wishbone flower, summer pansy, annual flowertore

Torenia

Vinca

Warm season herbs and vegetables

Basil

eggplant, solanum melongena

Eggplant

Hot Peppers

Lima Beans

Malabar Spinach

okra, flower, pod

Okra

Southern Peas

Sweet Potatoes

Woody plants and perennials grown in containers can be planted any time.



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