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SUMMER AT A GLANCE

JUNE
1.) ADD COMPOST TO LAWN & GARDEN BEDS.  
2.) GOOD TIME TO ADD NEW PERENNIALS TO GARDEN BEDS & CONTAINERS.  
3.) TEND TO & FERTILIZE ROSES. PLACE & SECURE CLIMBING ROSES.
4.) CLEAR OUT SPENT SPRING BULB FLOWERS & DEBRI FROM BEDS. 
5.) PRIMETIME FOR WEEDING & MORNING GLORY PATROL.
6.) FOR LAWNS, WATER MORE, LESS OFTEN RATHER THAN LESS,  
     MORE OFTEN & IN THE LATER PART OF THE DAY. 
7.) GATHER & DRY EDIBLE HERBS FOR TEAS, COOKING,  
     FRAGRANT BOUQUETS, STORAGE & LATER USE.  
8.) BEST TIME TO START WEATHER SENSITIVE OUTDOOR  
     PROJECTS AND RENOVATIONS.
9.) CLEAR OUT SPENT SPRING BULB FLOWERS & DEBRI FROM 
     GARDEN BEDS. 
10.) SET OUT NEW STARTS OF TOMATO, PUMPKIN, POTATO, BRUSSEL 
     SPROUTS, EGGLPLANT, GARLIC, PEAS, ONION, CARROT, GREENS
11.) REDUCE MOSQUITO & OTHER INSECTS BY REGULARLY  
     CHANGING OUT BIRD-BATHS & KID’S POOLS, ETC.

JULY
1.) WRAP UP FERTILIZING OF TREES, SHRUBS & BERRIES SO THAT NEW GROWTH    
      HAS TIME TO HARDEN OFF BEFORE WINTER.
2.) KEEP ON TOP OF WEEDING, CLEAN-UP & WATERING.
3.) PRUNE FLOWERING SHRUBS AFTER ALL THE BLOOMS ARE FINISHED.
4.) FERTILIZE ROSES & ANNUALS. PINCH BACK ANNUALS.
5.) ADD 2-3 INCHES OF MULCH TOP DRESSING TO BEDS & AROUND 
      NEWLY TRANSPLANTED TREES.
6.) TIME TO PLANT YOUR HALLOWEEN PUMPKINS.
7.) PLANT CARROTS, GREENS, SUMMER SQUASH, KALE, ONION, SNAP PEAS,
      POTATOES, TOMATO, GARLIC, SUNFLOWERS.
8.) MAINTAIN A STEADY HARVEST ROUTINE TO ENSURE THE    
      BEST YIELD.

AUGUST
1.) CLEAN-UP SPENT BLOOMS, FALLEN FRUIT, WEEDS & OTHER DEBRI
2.) REMOVE “SUCKERS” FROM FRUIT TREES & KEEP WATERED.
3.) PRUNE BACK LAURELS.
4.) FILL & TEND TO COMPOST BINS.
5.) CHANGE OUT BIRD-BATHS & RE-FILL FEEDERS.
6.) PLANT BROCCOLI, CORN, SQUASH, BRUSSEL SPROUTS, GREENS.
7.) CONTINUE CANNING & COLLECTING HERBS TO DRY.
8.) CONTINUE TO MOW. WATER LAWN & GARDEN AS NEEDED. 

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SPRING AT A GLANCE

GENERAL MONTHLY TASKS

MARCH
1.) ADD ORGANIC FERTILIZER TO LAWNS, DECIUOUS TREES & SHRUBS.
2.) REPAIR WINTER DAMAGE TO LAWNS. WEED, THATCH, SEED, AERATE.
3.) GET THE JUMP ON WEEDS BEFORE THEY SEED. 
4.) GOOD TIME TO PLANT SEASONAL ANNUALS, PERENNIALS, BIENNIALS, BULBS,
        AND TUBERS.
5.) FERTILIZE, ROTATE, MIST, WATER & PINCH BACK OLD GROWTH OF INDOOR
        PLANTS.
6.) PRUNE & FERTILIZE ROSES.

APRIL
1.) ADD MULCH TO GARDEN BEDS.
2.) KEEP GRASS MOWED TO 2 IN. RECOMMENDED. TWICE A MONTH OR AS NEEDED.
3.) PRUNE EVERGREEN SHRUBS.
4.) LOCATE & REMOVE ANY MORNING GLORY.

MAY
1.) PINCH BACK & CLEAN-UP DEAD EARLY BLOOMS, ANNUALS.
2.) TEND TO ROSES. WATCH FOR BLACKSPOT, APHIDS, ETC. *(SEE SPRAY RECIPE)
3.) INCREASE MOWING LAWN TO ONCE A WEEK OR AS NEEDED. 
4.) RAKE IN/“CYCLE” GRASS CLIPPINGS BACK INTO LAWN. ADD & STIR
        EXCESS CLIPPINGS INTO COMPOST.

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WINTER AT A GLANCE

GENERAL MONTHLY TASKS

DECEMBER
1.) CONTINUE TO STIR COMPOST BINS.  
2.) GOOD TIME TO PLANT ROSES, PERENIALS & BIENNIALS, BERRIES, FRUIT TREES. 
3.) PRUNE HYDRANGEAS, DECIDUOUS SHRUBS, FRUIT TREES.  
4.) APPLY DORMANT SPRAYS TO FRUIT TREES & DECIDUOUS SHRUBS, AVOIDING
        CONTACT WITH ANNUALS.

JANUARY
1.) ADD 2 - 3 INCH LAYER OF MULCH TO GARDEN BEDS.
2.) CLEAN & SERVICE LAWN & GARDEN TOOLS.  
3.) FERTILIZE, ROTATE & MIST INDOOR PLANTS.  
4.) PRUNE VULNERABLE BRANCHES OF DECIDUOUS TREES & ROSES TO PROTECT
        FROM WINTER WEATHER DAMAGE.

FEBRUARY
1.) ADD A LAYER OF COMPOST TO TREES & GARDEN BEDS. 
2.) PRUNE ROSES, HYDRANGEAS, DECIDUOUS SHRUBS, FRUIT TREES.
3.) ADD ORGANIC FERTILIZER TO SHRUBS, EVERGREENS & ROSES. 
4.) CONTROL PESTS & DISEASE ON FRUIT TREES BY USING A MIXTURE OF
        2oz. GARLIC INFUSED OIL, 2oz. LIQUID CASTILE SOAP and 1 PINT OF WATER
        IN A SPRAY BOTTLE.


*D.I.Y. TIP: 
 IN PLACE OF LIME, FIREPLACE WOOD ASH CAN BE USED TO AMEND ACIDIC SOIL IN YOUR GARDEN. BE SURE TO TEST YOUR SOIL PH BEFORE MAKING ANY SUCH AMENDMENTS.

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