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JULY Summer; enjoy the garden you have worked hard. Spend time smelling the flowers. Take photos to remember the beauties in your flower gardens too!. Cut flowers and bring indoors. For most gardeners, the month of July is full of weeding, watering, staking, grooming lawns, deadheading, and fertilizing. ALWAYS let the weather be your guide, and use this garden calendar as a simple reminder as to what needs to be done in your garden this month. SOIL - Feed the garden with organic fertilizer such as garden compost (composted humus), and leaf mould, or an artificial fertilizer if needed. ANNUALS / BEDDING PLANTS - Plant more annuals in containers, window boxes, hanging baskets if desired. - Remove faded flowers from annuals to encourage repeated blooming. - In warmer climates pinch back taller growing annuals. - Feed planted annuals if due for fertilizing . - If needed, weed and mulch flower beds. - Watch for signs of pests or disease. -Always water thoroughly! Watch for extreme dry conditions in the warmer temperatures. Sometimes watering daily or twice daily may be needed.   PERENNIALS - Plant more container or garden bed grown perennials if desired. -Feed summer blooming perennials with a fertilizer; following instructions provided. - Remove faded flowers of spring blooming perennials before they go to seed. - Continue staking perennials that need it., and ones that have become in need of support. - If needed, weed and mulch flower beds. - Watch for signs of pests or disease. -Always water thoroughly! Watch for extreme dry conditions in the warmer temperatures. Sometimes watering daily or twice daily may be needed.   BULBS - Remove faded flowers from spring flowering bulbs. - Remove leaves from bulbs that have become yellow. -Feed summer blooming bulbs; if it is due; following instructions provided. - If needed, weed and mulch flower beds. - Watch for signs of pests or disease. -Always water thoroughly! Watch for extreme dry conditions in the warmer temperatures. Sometimes watering daily or twice daily may be needed.   HERBS - Pinch tips of annual herbs to encourage new growth. -In warmer climates you can begin cutting herbs for storage and cooking. - Watch for signs of pests or disease. CLIMBERS - Continue to train climbers. Add extra support if needed. - Make sure climbing vines have a trellis or lattice to climb on. - Watch for signs of pests or disease. -Always water thoroughly! Watch for extreme dry conditions in the warmer temperatures. Sometimes watering daily or twice daily may be needed.   TREES / SHRUBS - Continue fertilizing new growing shrubs and trees. - Watch for signs of pests or disease. -Always water thoroughly! Watch for extreme dry conditions in the warmer temperatures. Sometimes watering daily or twice daily may be needed.   CONTAINERS -Finish filling containers with bedding plants, and other plant selections from annuals, perennials, herbs, vegetables, and climbers. - Remove any faded flowers to encourage repeated blooming. - Feed container plants if needed. - Watch for signs of pests or disease. - Water containers regularly in hot weather. Sometimes watering twice daily may be necessary for  in extreme hot temperatures. VEGETABLES - Continue to weed, and mulch vegetable garden. - If desired, feed established vegetables following the fertilizer's instructions. - Watch for signs of pests or disease. -Always water thoroughly! Watch for extreme dry conditions in the warmer temperatures. Sometimes watering daily or twice daily may be needed.   FRUITS -Continue training shoots of soft fruit. - Thin out apples when branches become weighted down. - Watch for signs of pests or disease. -Always water thoroughly! Watch for extreme dry conditions in the warmer temperatures. Sometimes watering daily or twice daily may be needed.   LAWNS - Feed lawns with a fertilizer for healthy growth. Weed lawns when needed.. - Sow grass seed for new lawns and for needed areas in existing lawns. - Watch for signs of pests or disease. -Always water thoroughly and deeply! Watch for extreme dry conditions in the warmer temperatures. Sometimes extra amounts of watering may be required.   GARDENING FUN - Enter a contest at Flower Garden News today! Click here for contest details.   - Use these free printable photos for your own personal use. Use in crafts, framed pictures, journaling, decoupage, scrapbooking, and for screen savers or backgrounds for your own computer, and more.   GARDEN JOURNALING - Don't forget to take a before picture of your yard and gardens. Put photos in your garden journal. It is a great way to keep records to see how much your garden has grown and changed. - Keep those seed packets and plant tags in your garden journals for future reference. Great source of plant care information. MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS - Always have a look around to see what is in need of repair. Check arbors, trellises, fences, stakes, walkways, planters, and anything else you may have in your garden and yards. GARDEN TOOLS - If you haven't already done so, retrieve any tools you have sent out for repairs. Set the lawnmower blade back to summer cutting height.   I hope you have found a reminder that was useful for you and your garden. Happy planting! Click here to go back to the month by month garden calendar.