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Garden Calendar:
July
Planting
- Plant Pumpkin seeds for a Halloween harvest.
- Use Portulaca or Marigolds
to fill in bare spots of flower bed.
- Root cuttings of Azalea, Boxwood,
Camellia, Gardenia, Holly, and Poinsettia in coarse sand. Cuttings
should be 4-6 inches from new growth with lower leaves removed.
- Plant
now for color in the fall: Marigold, Zinnia, Celosia, and Joseph's
Coat.
- Daylilies may still be planted.
- Start cuttings for
house plants: Ivy, Wandering Jew, Philodendron, and Begonia.
- Plant fall vegetables: Cabbage, Parsley, and Collards.
Fertilizing
- Do not fertilize Camellias after July 1.
- Fertilize Chrysanthemums
around July 15.
- Fertilize all of the garden as you did in March.
- Fertilize lawns with well balanced fertilizer.
Pruning
- Remove faded flowers from Crape myrtle to encourage a second blooming.
- Pinch
back Mums before July 15.Cut back broken or withered fern fronds.
New growth will appear for fall garden.
- All Vegetables must be picked
regularly to ensure continued bearing.
- When cutting Boxwood into a
hedge, make sure the base is wider than the top to allow sunlight
to reach base of plants.
- Remove dead limbs from trees and shrubs.
- Roses
should be pruned to encourage fall blooms.
- Remove flowers from basil and cut mint to encourage new shoots.
Mulch
- Check mulch on Azaleas and Camellias mulch should be at least 2
inches thick.
- Zinnias and Mums must be kept mulched to reduce cultivation necessary
and conserve moisture.
Miscellaneous
- Water Azaleas well because they are setting flower buds now.
- Cut
grass at 2.5 - 3 inches during hot weather.
- Water the whole garden deeply once a week.
Home Accent
- Never leave house plants in a closed home over a vacation. Either
water and place under a shady tree or have a friendly neighbor come
in and water them for you.
In Bloom
- Caladium, Cleome, Crape myrtle, Four-o'clocks, Hibiscus, Impatiens,
Liriope, Marigold, Mallow, Moonflower, Oleander, Periwinkle, Plumbago,
Portulaca, Salvia, Ageratum, Zinnia, Balsam, Butterfly weed, Canna,
Cleome, Cosmos, Dahlia, Daylily, Funkia, Gladiolus, Lily, Lycoris,
Lythrum, Petunia, Phlox, Rudbeckia, Scabiosa, Shasta Daisy, Snapdragon,
Snow-on-the-mountain, Tuberose, Verbena, Veronica, Althea, Buddleaia,
and Montbretia.
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