Hydrangeas will bloom the entire month of July. Read more about Hydrangeas.
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- Pay attention to watering newly planted trees, shrubs, flowers and vegetables. They need more water than established plants. Do not depend on the rain. Container gardens can dry out quickly in the July heat. Check them daily.
- Avoid applying insecticides, fungicides or fertilizers when the temperature is above 85 degrees. Spray in the early morning or evening.
- Continue to deadhead cutting or pinching off dead flowers) annuals and perennials for a longer bloom.
- Stop pinching back your chrysanthemum - mid-July is the last time to pinch
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July is the Month to:
- Pay attention to watering newly planted trees, shrubs, flowers and vegetables. They need more water than established plants. Do not depend on the rain. Container gardens can dry out quickly in the July heat. Check them daily.
- Avoid applying insecticides, fungicides or fertilizers when the temperature is above 85 degrees. Spray in the early morning or evening.
- Continue to deadhead cutting or pinching off dead flowers) annuals and perennials for a longer bloom.
- Stop pinching back your chrysanthemum - mid-July is the last time to pinch
Crocosmia is at its peak during July
July Odds and Ends
Plants and trees that provide color in the month of July include crape myrtles, spireas, hydrangeas, summersweet, hypericum, butterfly bush, daylilies, coneflowers, crocosmia, and golden raintree.
Do not prune azaleas and rhododendrons after the second week of July for they soon will begin setting their buds for next year's blooms.
Start seeds for fall vegetables this month. This includes broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, Brussels sprouts and many others.
Think about the birds and change the water in your birdbath regularly to prevent mosquito larvae.
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