Remove suckers from your tomato plants this month to encourage the early setting of fruit. A container planing of cherry tomatoes and basil for the patio will provide snacks and conversation for summer barbecues. Avoid working in your garden in the early morning or just after a rain. You can easily transfer fungal disease from plant to plant when everything is wet. Thin vegetables and flowers to provide adequate space, light, water and nutrients for healthy growth.
Sandboxes can occupy chidren for hours.
If you build a more permanent structure of cement or wood it can be transformed into a raised bed when sandbox days are over. Pinch back the tops of basil and other annual herbs to promote bushy growth. Sprinkle clay kitty litter around plants to prevent slugs from getting to your vegetable plants. They don't like the sharp edges of the kitty litter. Interplant carrots and parsley to repel carrot flies.