Gardens and Verses July Tips
July Tips
“The only thing worse than weeding is not weeding.” – Unknown
- Check your plants regularly for insect damage and blight.
- Water trees deeply.
- Harvest ripe vegetables.
- Pinch/harvest herbs to encourage bushy growth.
- By July 4, finish pruning the top 25 percent of all mum plants. This encourages more compact growth and flowers in the fall.
- By mid-July, start sowing fall-season crops such as lettuce, beets, Swiss chard, and spinach, and continue planting annual herbs such as basil and cilantro.
- Divide iris rhizomes. Discard diseased, woody, or insect-infested sections. Cut the sections and expose them to the air for several hours before replanting. Cover roots with soil, but leave some of the rhizome exposed.
- Continue to deadhead flowering annuals and perennials for continued bloom.
- Remove seed pods of self-sowing plants you wish to control.
- Remove old annuals and add bright, new ones to bring color back to your garden.
- Remove tomato suckers and fertilize regularly to help produce fruit.
Monthly Garden Tips are compiled by Park Hill Garden Walk committee member Kate Blanas. Contact Patty Mead at prmead416@gmail.com or Carla Finch at carla.j.finch@gmail.com to learn more about the annual June event or to volunteer.