Gardening Tips
Gardening Tips For July
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Harvest herbs after morning dew has dried, when oil content (and flavor) is greatest.
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July is the best time to apply GRUBEX to your lawn.
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Avoid spraying pesticide to plants under stress from drought or heat.
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Watering strawberries once a week during dry summer weather can increase next years fruit yield.
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When harvesting Basil, cut stems rather than pulling leaves. The result will be a bushier plant.
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Cultivate the garden on a hot dry, sunny day. Pulled weeds will dry quickly.
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Watch for Japanese Beetles dining on leaves of roses, beans, grapes, and other preferred plants.
Tips For a Colorful Garden All Summer Long
Stonehedge stock’s a wide selection of summer flowering roses, shrubs, and perennials to keep color in your garden all summer long!
Use plenty of different sized containers filled with annuals in your chosen colors for fast, easy and moveable burst of color.
Just as you can quickly change or improve the look of an interior with throw pillows, you can also rapidly color up your outdoor space by utilizing pots and planters of bright and cheery annuals. Fill up a variety of planters with combinations of these abundant bloomers and place strategically where you most need and want color. You may find such a perfect combination fo a given area, that you’ll feel confident in permanently placing perennials and shrubs in the location in similar color combinations.
