| 1. |
Time
Saving Tip: Don’t start watering a newly
sown lawn unless there is likely to be a
drought. Once you start to water you have
to do it on a regular basis or the new,
young plants of grass will suffer. |
| 2. |
Money
Saving Tip: Start using
lettuce when they are half grown. If you
wait until they are fully grown some will
bolt producing flower heads before you can
use them all. |
| 3. |
Plants
growing at the base of walls tend to need
more watering. The soil escapes most of
the rain being sheltered by the eaves. There
may be a lot of builder’s debris in the
soil causing it to be free draining and
impoverished. |
| 4. |
Where
there are children, remove the tips of leaves
of yucca, especially Yucca gloriosa. They
are dangerously sharp and liable to cause
eye or posterior damage as you bend over.
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| 5. |
Transplant
leek seedlings. Don’t cut the leaves in
half .Simply place them in a 6 inch hole
made with a brush shaft and water them in. |
| 6. |
Remove
the tips of the broad beans to prevent attacks
by black fly. If they are already covered
with this pest pinch out the infected tip
and dump or burn.
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| 7. |
Clematis
may be propagated now by layering a low
shoot. Peg it into the ground and cover
with compost.Hold it firmly in place with
a large stone. The stem will be well rooted
and ready for transplanting next spring.
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| 8. |
If
the weather turns dry this month newly planted
trees and shrubs will benefit from watering.
Soak the area of the roots and mulch to
conserve moisture. |
| 9. |
Feed
the tomato plants every time you water using
a high potash liquid feed. |
| 10. |
July
is the safest time to prune plums and cherries.There
is less risk from silver leaf disease. Prune
back new growths. |
