July 2021
Garden Maintenance
Keep weeding and mulching.
- Pinch back petunias to encourage bushy growth.
- Deadhead annuals and perennials regularly.
- Keep lawn mower blades sharp. Mow lawn high (2½ to 3 inches).
Pest Watch
Check your garden for slugs and slug damage.
- Dump out any standing water from containers in your yard to prevent mosquito breeding.
How to Manage Mosquitoes in the Landscape – New York State Integrated Pest Management
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Colorado potato beetle larvae Scout often for pest in your vegetable garden.
What Kind of Insect is Destroying my Plants?– Gardening in Orange County New York Blog
- Hand pick Colorado potato beetles—larvae and adults.
- Watch you squash plants for signs of squash vine borer.
Vegetable Gardening
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Brussels sprouts Keep tucking your indeterminate tomato vines inside the cages.
- Sow cool season crops.
Virtual Workshop: Summer Planting for an Autumn Harvest – Cornell Cooperative Extension Tompkins County
- Continue to remove weeds, as they compete with your garden plants for water, sunlight, and space.
- Remove diseased or yellow leaves from tomato plant.
Got Blight? Which One? – NYS Integrated Pest Management
Go pollinators go!
