July Garden Tasks

• Continually deadhead annuals and perennials to encourage repeat blooms.
   
• Tree and shrubs, especially new, need at least an inch of water each week.
   
• Cover blueberries to protect from birds, Hardiest about a week after they develop color.
   
• Prop tree limbs weighed down with fruit.
   
• Mow lawns at 2-21/2" to allow for best growth.
   
• Roses and other outdoor flowering plants can be fed with a high potash fertilizer to promote flowering.
   
• Hedges can be trimmed regularly (especially Privet) to avoid having to cut them back too much at any one time
   
• Lawns will need watering in long dry spells; however this can be done in the early evenings to conserve water.
   
• Aerate lawn if needed.