- Remove faded blossoms on annuals and perennials.
- Stake tall perennials.
- Check tomatoes for late blight and fruit for horn worms. Treat with a product labeled for this. Hand pick horn worms and destroy them.
- Water shrubs and trees planted this year if necessary.
- Control weeds in vegetable and flower gardens.
- Harvest vine-ripened fruits.
- Harvest and hang herbs.
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The Final Week of July:
- Continue efforts to control Japanese beetles and other garden pests.
- Divide bearded iris when clumps are too large.
- Stake perennials.
- Continue watering trees and plants as necessary in dry weather. Conserve water by using soaker hoses or trickle irrigation.
- Harvest home-grown produce.
- Harvest and hang herbs before they go to bloom. Tie in little bunches and hang in a well ventilated, warm space for drying. Store in airtight containers for future use.
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