July

• Follow seeds in the vegetable garden are announced. After the harvest, you can, for example, fill the beds with lettuce, radishes or beans.
• Take care of the green manure of the vegetable garden. This means cultivating plants that are not harvested but plowed or used for mulching. Green manure is a plant cure for the soil, which not only improves the quality of the garden soil, but also prevents soil fatigue.
• By July at the latest you should take care of the two-year-old plants in the flower garden.
• Do you need to plant new strawberries? The best time for planting is the period from the middle or end of July to August. Also think of the main fertilizer.
• For fast-growing fruit trees, the so-called summer cut is on. This ensures that the crowns are better exposed, and supports the formation of fruit, since the sun then gets better at the growing fruits. So the optimal development requirements for the remaining shoots.
• Even the perennials need care: Protect your treasures from the oncoming winds and divide the blooms. For many perennials, sharing is like a rejuvenation, but not all. Some prefer to grow undisturbed.
• Pond: Check the water levels of your pond continuously and add fresh water on hot days. Dead plant parts should be removed regularly.
• In potted plants, it is important to fertilize them intensively and to repeatedly check for pests.
• Fertilize the lawn well and water. So that the water can penetrate into deeper earth layers, it is best to water the beautiful green evenly and long in the early morning and evening hours.