Broccoli Seeds Go Under Lights Wednesday
Do this: Start seed 6 weeks before transplant day (Aug 19). Why: Transplants get a head start so you pick sooner.
In season now
Basil Is In Season. 89 Days to Make It Count.
Do this: Sow seed or set transplants 0.25" deep, 12" apart, rows 36" apart. Why: Plant today, first harvest around Sep 1.
Start indoors & order seed
Cabbage Seeds Go Under Lights Wednesday
Do this: Start seed 6 weeks before transplant day (Aug 19). Why: Transplants get a head start so you pick sooner.
Cauliflower Seeds Go Under Lights Wednesday
Do this: Start seed 6 weeks before transplant day (Aug 19). Why: Transplants get a head start so you pick sooner.
Garden chores
Kill the vines, turn the soil
Do this: Pull and trash spent squash vines, and turn the soil so overwintering borer pupae are exposed.
Don't trust the sponge yet
Do this: Check soil moisture on your hugel mound and water it in summer heat, especially in its first year.
Flip the leaves
Do this: Walk the garden and check leaf undersides on squash, tomatoes and greens for eggs and pests.
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