- Fertilize asparagus patch. Based on my soil tests and the Nitrogen need of the plant, I will be using a balanced fertilizer.
- Finish pruning the raspberry bushes. I am pruning old wood, keeping the stalks about 4″ apart. I am also digging up the edges (new growth) to keep the patch where I want it.
- Deep watering of all the trees, shrubs and bulbs like iris.
- Gather all the wood on the property, get out the wood chipper, and create some wood chip mulch for your perennials. Avoid chipping diseased wood or toxic woods such as black walnut.
- Weeds begin to make their presence known, especially those darn dandelions. Time to ensure you have the tools you need to handle the problem, whether you are like me and DIY weed removal with hand pulling, mulch and ground cover, or if you employ a service to handle the weed control.
- Inventory continues. Stakes, fertilizers, traps for pests. New garden gloves and harvest baskets Inventory the seeds you will need in the fall to take advantage of the sales that will soon crop up in the seed shops.
- If you are starting some squash and melon plants indoors, now is the time as it is approximately 4-5 weeks from transplanting outdoors.
- If weather permits, begin the hardening process, depending on when you need to transplant outside or transition to an outdoor greenhouse. A low wind, mild temperature cloudy day is best kind of first day to harden. While hardening only takes a week, meaning I technically don’t have to start for another 2-3 weeks, I prefer to harden off when the opportunity presents itself. I am running out of room inside. The sooner I can get the plants hardened off/sturdy enough to succeed in the outdoor greenhouse, the better it is for all my table and counter tops. All currently covered in gardening plants and equipment. I need my house back!
- Plant new plants received by the listed instructions. The ground is warm and workable, and has been for at least two weeks now. Plants with the instruction “plant as soon as ground is workable” are planted. Some lilacs, in example.
- Once all risk of a hard frost has passed, meaning air temps stay above 28 degrees, I will be planting the following:
-cabbage
-carrots
-kale (this can be planted earlier)
-lettuce
-other cold weather greens i.e. arugula, mustard greens
-beets
-potato
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