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Thursday, August 1, 2013

Summer Garden - July 2013

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rickiAugust 1, 2013 at 1:58 PM
Floralicious! Your cat looks just like our Sami lounging in the background.
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My Garden DiariesAugust 1, 2013 at 6:51 PM
Your blooms are beautiful girl!!! You have so much color popping everywhere!!!! So Lovely!!!
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MalarAugust 2, 2013 at 1:39 AM
Such a beautiful flowers in yoru garden! Beautiful place to live!
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_emily_roseAugust 2, 2013 at 8:40 AM
This makes me smile :) I hope you get to enjoy your garden this weekend!
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Late winter/early spring
Prune roses when buds swell.
Prune blueberries if needed.
Thin raspberry canes to keep 3-5 strongest per foot and shorten to 4’.
Clean up perennial beds.
Cut down cover crop and dig under. Amend garden beds, especially carrot/salad bed.

March
3/1 – sow seeds for hardy plants – beets, carrots, endive, peas, radish, kale, spinach.
3/10 – start seeds for tender plants indoors.
3/15 – sow seed for lettuce and chard.
Remember to water – write reminder in calendar.
Check in on compost.

April
Early this month - when bulb shoots emerge, fertilize bulbs, acid-loving plants, perennials, roses, lawn.
4/15 – sow seed for tender plants – beans, etc.
Remember to water – write in calendar to check moisture.

May
5/1 – begin to harden off seedlings and transplant to garden.
Pinch mums to 4-6”. Pinch each side shoot as it reaches 4-6”.
Foliar feed every 2 weeks.

June
Mow strawberries within 2 weeks after harvest. Thin to rows.
Stay on top of harvesting, deadheading and bug infestations.

July
Stop pinching mums.
Stay on top of harvesting, deadheading and bug infestations.

August
Stay on top of harvesting, deadheading and bug infestations.
8/15 sow seed for fall veggies.
Remember to water – write reminder in calendar.
Remove any fruited raspberry canes.

September
Stay on top of harvesting, deadheading and bug infestations.

October
10/15 plant garlic (6”apart, 3”deep).
Plant cover crop.
Garden clean up
Empty rain barrel and flick switch to the downspout.

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Summer Garden - July 2013

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