IT’S JULY!

What’s happening this month at PLN?
ALL ANNUALS
We are often asked, “Can you plant in the heat of the summer?”
And the answer is; “Of course you can!” Mid summer planting is a great time for many reasons, a few of which are that It is less crowded at the nursery and our inventory is high. Selection is awesome and plants that thrive in the heat will feel right at home very quickly with some tender TLC. There are tips and tricks for all this and we have them for you on our website HERE. Happy Summertime Planting!

Garden Thymes with Jackie
- Check your sprinklers to make sure all you landscaping plants are receiving the correct amount of water
- Weed, Weed, Weed! Not just unsightly, weeds rob your plants of precious nutrients and moisture
- Prune spring flowering shrubs after the flowers are spent
- Cut back spring-blooming bulbs after the leaves have completely died back
- Continue to fertilize your roses once a month
- Continue to plant warm season veggies (tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, corn)
- Protect your strawberries & cherries from birds and other wildlife with mesh netting
- Plant your herb seeds like dill, basil, cilantro
- Water daily especially if your baskets are in full day sun or wind. It’s best to water in early morning
- For fantastic color feed your flowering annuals once a week with a water soluble fertilizer high in phosphorous (the middle number on a fertilizer label)
- Continue to dead head the spent blooms
- Be on the lookout for aphids! A tell-tale sign is honeydew on the leaves
- Spruce Spider mites are usually at their peak populations this month
- Peach tree borer. Adult flights begin. Protective sprays are timely now