GARDENING TIP(S) OF THE MONTH

(new feature started 1/2021)

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JULY​​

• The damage (drooping and brown branch tips) from cicada ovipositing will continue to be obvious

• Mow higher -- the lawn will be lusher, and doing so will make it harder for the weeds to establish and prosper -- give what a "good" lawn is a think

• Fall behind with mowing?  Don't try to catchup with one cut

• Weed, before they flower and produce seed

• It was a wet June so expect more problems with foliar fungal issues

• Starting to look like we might have a particularly dry August. Do not neglect watering of recently plants specimens -- fewer and deeper penetrating is better

• Be ever vigilant for unwanted woodies -- easier to remove when small and the ground is soft. Another reason to take learn how to identify woody plants in winter

• Be especially careful when the weather is severe

• If you intend to do a fall planting of vegetable crops, need to have the seeds available by the end of mid August, and need to have them germinating by early Sept

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