Every year I see the same thing happen: gardeners assume fall crops are a September project, then wonder in October…
Late July is peak watermelon season, and if you’ve got vines sprawling across a third of your garden right now,…
If your lavender bloomed its heart out in June and is now looking a little tired and gray-green, that’s not…
If your rose bushes suddenly look like lace doilies, you’re not imagining things and you’re not alone. Late July is…
Every year I see the same thing happen: gardeners assume fall crops are a September project, then wonder in October why their broccoli never sized up before frost. Late July into early August is actually the window for a huge chunk of fall vegetables, especially if you’re direct-seeding instead of transplanting. Miss it and you’re…
Late July is peak watermelon season, and if you’ve got vines sprawling across a third of your garden right now, you’re probably standing over them at least once a day asking the same question: is it ready yet? Thumping it and hoping for the best is a time-honored tradition, but it’s also basically a guess…
If your lavender bloomed its heart out in June and is now looking a little tired and gray-green, that’s not a sign of failure. That’s just lavender being lavender. But the window you’re in right now, right after the main bloom flush and before fall’s cool-down really kicks in, is the single best time all…
If your rose bushes suddenly look like lace doilies, you’re not imagining things and you’re not alone. Late July is peak Japanese beetle season across most of the country, and these metallic little jerks have a very specific taste in real estate: roses, grapevines, linden trees, and anything in the rose family gets hit hardest.…
If you’ve been diligently pinching suckers off your tomato plants all summer, congratulations — you’ve been throwing away free tomato plants. Every one of those little shoots you snap off has the genetic instructions to become a full, fruiting plant on its own. Late July is actually the sweet spot to start rooting them, because…
If your lawn suddenly looks like someone took a blowtorch to random circles of grass, and it happened almost overnight, you’re probably not dealing with drought stress or a dog problem. You’re dealing with brown patch, and late July is basically its Super Bowl. Warm days, muggy nights that never quite cool off, and grass…
