by Rosemary Pete
July is the time of year when you can sit back for a moment and enjoy the fruits of your labor. It’s also a pretty unpredictable month and depending on your climate, most gardeners have to play it by ear.
While there is no definite list of tasks to perform in the garden in July, one must keep a close eye on pests and diseases, and water often.
It doesn’t matter how much it rains in June or the earlier months, in July the rain tends to become pretty vague.
Deep watering is the most commonly used method of watering in these hot months; water
thoroughly and deeply each time and allow the soil to dry out in between watering.
In my garden I grow everything from Heirloom Tomatoes of all sizes to Sweet Genovese Basils.
My hopes are high each year as I plan on what to plant in the garden; I try to grow a little bit of everything. My tomato plants are outgrowing their tomato cages and even towering over me, while the beans are just reaching my chest and I hope to have a very late crop of them.
The bees are buzzing throughout the garden, pollinating the squash and cucumbers as they travel back and forth from the lavender plants to the basils. This year most of my vegetables will come in later then most people’s gardens. It will definitely pay off for me in the long run as I will have the main veggies most people wish they had still growing.
Happy Gardening!
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