This is the month when the "To Do" List is longer then the hours of the day! But this is also when the garden produce comes into it's peak! I just love going out with a dishpan and choosing my supper! There can hardly be a cheaper, safer, and more delicious food source then a summer garden! This month we will or plan to harvest green beans, corn, onions, zucchini, potatoes, peppers, tomatoes, and garlic. Certainly this is the season that gardeners dream about all through the winter!
The flower garden too, is at it's peak. All my favorite perennials seem to bloom in July and August! If I was not so busy in the vegetable garden, I could have a cut flower bouquet in every room!
The garden tasks for this month are rather obvious! Harvest what needs picked. Remove the unwanted weeds. Water thirsty plants. Dead head perennial flowers. Where I have difficulty is in remembering the less obvious tasks. This year, we have a goal of extending our harvest for as long as possible. That means planting now for a fall harvest. With that goal in mind, here are a few goals for this month in our garden, besides all those obvious ones!
1. Late planting of carrots, beets, chard, kale, peas, and beans.
2. Start broccoli plants, or purchase plants to set out by end of the month or first of next month.
3. Add compost and lime to soil to prepare plot intended for broccoli.
Of course, this is for our zone 6 garden. What are your plans for this month? What am I missing?
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