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This Almanac should be used as a general guideline of common garden tasks. You should modify the list based on your specific geographic area.

In the Vegetable Garden

Gardening starts in full swing this month. 

• If setting out plants, be sure to provide a bit of shade the first few days or until they are established.

• Sweet corn should be planted in successive plantings at the beginning as well as mid-month.

• Plant endive and kale for Fall greens.

• For late crops of beans, beets carrots, kohlrabi, turnips, etc., plant near the end of the month.

• To keep growing lettuce throughout the heat of the summer, try shading and keeping well-watered.

• Mulching helps conserve moisture and keeps down weeds.

• Train tomatoes for earlier harvests.  Determinate varieties do nicely in baskets.  Indeterminate can be trained up poles.  Remove the suckers that grow above the leaves by pinching.

In the Flower Garden

• Early in the month is still not too late to plant morning glories. 

• Plant gladiolus corms for late flowers.

• Now is a good time to plant many perennial flower seeds.  Look for variations not all will breed true to form.

• Snap off old flowering heads from rhododendrons.

• Many perennials will benefit from mulching.  Along with keeping down competition from weeds, the mulch helps to conserve moisture.

Trees & Shrubs

• It is still not too late to shear evergreens.

• Make sure to keep newly planted trees and shrubs watered throughout the season.

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