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July
                           Patriotic Petunias

bulletSow & Divide
bulletSow vegetables for fall crop: cabbage, beets, lettuce, radish, and turnips
bulletSow annuals to keep succession of bloom:  sweet alyssum, candy tuff, and calendula
bulletDivide over crowded bulbs and Iris

Fertilize and spray
bulletFertilize lawn with high nitrogen content formula
bulletSpray for pests

 

bulletPinch & Remove
bulletRemove all dead flowers
bulletRemove suckers from roses, flowering shrubs, and fruit trees
bulletPinch back mums

 

bulletFeed and Water
bulletFeed all perennials and late blooming annuals
bulletWater everything as needed

Planting guide for Southwest Missouri from Grandma Calhoun's Garden Calendar:

Plant

Weeks before last frost

Spacing in inches

Days to Maturity
Beets 4 - 6 2 - 6 50 - 70
Broccoli 4 15 - 18 110
Cabbage 4 15 - 18 130
Carrots 4 2 - 3 140
Cauliflower 4 15 - 18 65 - 90
Lettuce (head) 2 6 30 - 60
Onions (bulb) 6 4 - 6 100 - 150
Peas 6 2 70
Potatoes 2 - 4 10 - 12 80 - 140
Radishes 6 2 - 3 20 - 60
Spinach 4 4 - 6 45 - 50
Turnips 6 4 - 6 40 - 75

       

Plant

Weeks after last frost

Spacing in inches

Days to Maturity
Beans, snap 1-2 3 - 4 45 - 65
Corn 2-3 12 - 18 120
Eggplant 2 18 - 24 90 - 150
Peppers 2 12 - 15 125
Pumpkins 2 24 - 36 90 - 120
Squash (winter) 2 24 - 36 45 - 65
Tomatoes 1 18 - 36 120
Zucchini 1 24 - 36 42 - 90

The baskets of petunias are starting to bloom

The Rainbow knock-out roses are new to our rock garden this year

 

 

 

 

She considereth a field, and buyeth it: with the fruit of her hands she planteth a vineyard.
 Proverbs 31:16 KJV

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