Hot Hot Hot
Just because the temperatures are hot, and it’s hard to breath, doesn’t mean you still can’t get out in the garden. Mornings or evenings before the sun is at its height is a perfect time to get out there and tend to the masterpiece you created in the spring.
Weeds!
Weeds love the heat and humidity! Make it a regular chore to comb your garden for weeds. Picking a few a day on a regular basis is way easier than waiting and then having to spend several hours or worst case days pulling those weeds.
Watch for Pests
Watch for Pests
Like weeding and watering, keeping an eye on pests and diseases in your yard should be a regular occurrence. But midsummer is peak season to encounter these gardening obstacles.
Some of the more common midsummer problems to watch for include:
Mulch
If you haven’t put down mulch yet, now is when you need it. It helps the soil retain moisture throughout those hot days and reduces how frequent you need to water. Not to mention its another way to help with weed control.
Those of you who put mulch down in the spring, now is a good time to give it a light turning. Turning your mulch freshens up the look and breaks up the hard layer that forms on top over time. This allows for better water penetration into the soil, and also allows air to get into the root zone of plants. Now is also a good time to apply another application of Preen or a pre-emergent of your choice.
Dead Head
Removing spent blooms on your annuals and perennials not only freshens them up, but on most plants it promotes more flowering throughout the season. You can also cut back your spring bulbs, by now they have fallen over or turned brown, its best to cut them back, and remove the debris from you garden.
More Annuals!
Spring-blooming annuals such as pansy, viola, and osteospermum fade. Make your yard look its best by pulling out the spent plants and replacing them with heat-loving varieties such as angelonia, lantana, ageratum, coleus, pentas, portulaca, salvia, sweet potato vine, and zinnia. Heat-loving annuals grow quickly in warm temperatures and will soon provide a beautiful burst of color.
Enjoy the Fruits (or Vegetables) of your Labor!
Vegetable harvest should be a daily task at this point in the season. You want to pick as soon as they are ready, over ripe fruits and vegetables attract insects and animals into your garden. Enjoy!
Materials & Supplies
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