Grayson Lakes July 2017

JULY LAWN & GARDEN TO-DO CHECKLIST
July Lawn & Garden To Do List
Trees and Shrubs
Vegetables and Herbs
Prune dead and damaged branches.
Remove garlic scapes (flower heads).
Remove suckers by yanking downward.
Order garlic bulbs for fall planting.
Stop pruning flowering shrubs until spring.
Feed vegetables with compost or organic fertilizer.
Nonblooming hedges can be trimmed as needed. Harvest veggies and give away any produce you
Deadhead roses for continued blooming.
can’t use.
Apply chelated iron to deficient plants.
Remove plants that have finished producing.
Stop fertilizing trees and shrubs.
Continue weeding, watering, and removing insects.
Continue planting trees and shrubs, but water well. Start seeds for cool-season fall vegetables.
Apply extra mulch to hold in moisture
Give herbs a haircut, and use the cuttings.
Avoid disturbing the roots of shallow plants.
Harvest herbs just as the flower buds appear.
Take softwood cuttings of shrubs.
Mulch sprawling and vining vegetables.
Water trees infrequently, but deeply.
Harvest berries before birds and squirrels get them.
Remove and discard fallen fruits and vegetables.
Perennials and Bulbs
Harvest corn when the tassels turn brown and the
Shear chrysanthemums and asters until mid month. kernels are full and milky.
Lightly trim bushy or leggy perennials.
Harvest melons when they slip easily from the
Stop deadheading perennials if you want seeds. vine.
Make one more planting of gladiolus.
Give your tomatoes TLC in temps over 90° F.
Support vines and tall plants with trellises.
Cut flowers in the early morning.
Houseplants
Order spring-blooming bulbs now.
Put houseplants outdoors in the shade.
Divide and transplant Oriental poppies.
Water houseplants regularly.
Feed houseplants every couple of weeks.
Annuals and Containers
Repot pot-bound houseplants.
Water containers daily.
Add a balanced fertilizer every few weeks.
Cleanup and Maintenance
Deadhead faded blossoms for more blooms.
Pinch back leggy stems to encourage branching. Attack poison ivy the moment you spot it!
Start seeds for pansies and other winter annuals. Work outdoors in the cool of the morning.
Add extra mulch to keep plant roots cool.
Lawns
Pull blooming weeds first.
Continue mowing at the highest setting for your Start a compost pile, or turn your existing one.
lawn type (3”- 4” for cool-season grasses, 2” -3” Clean the filter in your water features.
for warm-season grasses).
Refresh the water in fountains and bird baths.
Give your lawn one inch of water per week.
Keep hummingbird feeders cleaned and refilled.
Consider allowing fescue or bluegrass lawn to go Reduce fertilizing in general.
dormant for the summer.
Water plants deeply at the root zone.
Mulch your grass clippings.
Remove Japanese beetles and other pests.
Edge planting beds with a string trimmer or edger. Begin ordering bulbs and seeds for fall planting.
Plant warm-season grasses and keep watered. Provide a pan of water for birds and butterflies.
Stop fertilizing lawns in midsummer.
Take cuttings for rooting or drying indoors.
Make sure mower blades are sharp.
Taken from: www.todayshomeowner.com/july-lawn-garden-to-do-list/:
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