Category
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Week
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Activity
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2
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3
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4
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| Ornamentals |
x
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x
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x
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x
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Provide water in the garden for the birds, especially during dry weather. |
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x
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x
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x
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x
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Remove infected leaves from roses. Pick up fallen leaves. Continue fungicidal sprays as needed. |
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x
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x
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x
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x
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While spraying roses with fungicides, mix extra and spray hardy phlox to prevent powdery mildew. |
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x
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x
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x
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x
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Newly planted trees and shrubs should continue to be watered thoroughly, once a week. |
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x
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x
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x
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x
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Fertilize container plants every 2 weeks with a water soluble solution. |
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x
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x
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x
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x
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Keep weeds from making seeds now. This will mean less weeding next year. |
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x
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x
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x
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x
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Keep deadheading spent annual flowers for continued bloom. |
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x
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x
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x
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x
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Perennials that have finished blooming should be deadheaded. Cut back the foliage some to encourage tidier appearance. |
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x
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x
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o
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o
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Plant zinnia seed by July 4th for late bloom in annual border. |
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x
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x
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o
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o
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Spray hollies for leaf miner control. |
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x
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x
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o
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o
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Prune climbing roses and rambler roses after bloom. |
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x
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x
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o
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o
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Apply final treatment for borers on hardwood trees. |
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x
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o
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o
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o
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Apply no fertilizers to trees and shrubs after July 4th. Fertilizing late may cause lush growth that is apt to winter kill. |
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x
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o
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o
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o
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Hot, dry weather is ideal for spider mite development. Damage may be present even before webs are noticed. |
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x
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o
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o
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o
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With spider mite damage, leaves may be speckled above and yellowed below. Evergreen needles appear dull gray-green to yellow or brown. |
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o
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x
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x
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o
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Fall webworms begin nest building near the ends of branches of infested trees. Prune off webs. Spray with B.T. if defoliation becomes severe. |
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o
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x
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o
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o
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Divide and reset oriental poppies after flowering as the foliage dies. |
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o
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o
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x
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x
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Semi-hardwood cuttings of spring flowering shrubs can be made now. |
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o
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o
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x
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x
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Summer pruning of shade trees can be done now. |
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o
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o
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x
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o
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Powdery mildew is unsightly on lilacs, but rarely harmful. Shrubs grown in full sun are less prone to this disease. |
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o
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o
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o
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x
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Divide bearded iris now. |
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o
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o
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o
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o
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Don't pinch mums after mid-July or you may delay flowering. |
| Lawns |
x
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x
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x
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x
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Water frequently enough to prevent wilting. Early morning irrigation allows turf to dry before nightfall and will reduce the chance of disease. |
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o
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o
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x
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x
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Monitor lawns for newly hatched white grubs. If damage is occurring, apply appropriate controls, following product label directions. |
| Vegetables |
x
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x
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x
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x
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Blossom-end rot of tomato and peppers occurs when soil moisture is uneven. Water when soils begin to dry; maintain a 2-3 inch layer of mulch. |
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x
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o
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o
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o
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To minimize insect damage to squash and cucumber plants, try covering them with lightweight floating row covers. Remove covers once plants flower. |
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o
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x
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o
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o
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Dig potatoes when the tops die. Plant fall potatoes by the 15th. |
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o
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o
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x
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x
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For the fall garden, sow seeds of collards, kale, sweet corn and summer squash as earlier crops are harvested. |
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o
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o
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x
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x
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Set out broccoli, cabbage, and cauliflower transplants for the fall garden. |
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o
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o
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x
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o
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Sweet corn is ripe when the silks turn brown. |
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o
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o
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x
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o
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Keep cukes well watered. Drought conditions will cause bitter fruit. |
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o
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o
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x
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o
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Harvest onions and garlic when the tops turn brown. |
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o
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o
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o
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o
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Sow seeds of carrots, beets, turnips, and winter radish for fall harvest. |
| Fruits |
x
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x
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x
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x
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Cover grape clusters loosely with paper sacks to provide some protection from marauding birds. |
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x
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o
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o
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o
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Prune out and destroy old fruiting canes of raspberries after harvest is complete. |
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x
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o
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o
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o
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Blackberries are ripening now. |
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o
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x
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x
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o
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Apply second spray to trunks of peach trees for peach borers. |
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o
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o
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x
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x
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Early peach varieties ripen now. |
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o
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o
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o
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x
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Thornless blackberries ripen now. |
