Harvest tomatoes, zucchini, beans, and other fruiting crops frequently to encourage production and avoid attracting pests.
Sow vegetable seeds for your fall garden: carrots, beets, turnips, collards, Chinese cabbage, snap beans, radish, kohlrabi, endive, kale,rutabagas, and summer squashes.
Set out broccoli, cabbage, and cauliflower transplants for your fall garden.
Lightly fertilize tomatoes and peppers. Don’t overfertilize.
If your tomatoes have “blossom end rot,” avoid uneven watering. Mulch will help moderate the fluctuating moisture levels that nature provides.
Slugs? Put out shallow dishes of beer; handpick in the early morning. Also, deter with a ring of crushed eggshells and other sharp objects around your plants.
Prevent weeds from seeding; this will mean fewer weeds next year. Pull weeds as they grow and use mulch in your flower beds to prevent them from sprouting.
Mulching is an important job to keep up with in July. Organic mulches break down over time, so be sure to check the mulch around your plants. Keep a 3- to 4-inch layer of mulch around your plants to retain moisture. Also keep a thick layer of mulch around the roots of trees and shrubs.
Annuals and perennials can be planted at any time to fill in blank spaces in the garden.
Garlic and onions are ready when their tops start to bend over. Remove their tops after they’ve dried for a couple weeks and store in a cool place.
During these warmer months, raise the mowing height to 2.5 to 3 inches. Water your lawn with 1 inch of water per week to ensure healthy growth.
Feed your roses at mid-month to encourage more flowering.
