Broccoli Seeds Go Under Lights Thursday
Do this: Start seed 6 weeks before transplant day (Aug 19). Why: Transplants get a head start so you pick sooner.
In season now
Still Time for Basil — 90 Days and Counting
Do this: Sow seed or set transplants 0.25" deep, 12" apart, rows 36" apart. Why: Plant today, first harvest around Aug 31.
Start indoors & order seed
Cabbage Seeds Go Under Lights Thursday
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 Thursday
Do this: Start seed 6 weeks before transplant day (Aug 19). Why: Transplants get a head start so you pick sooner.
Garden chores
Pick okra daily
Do this: Harvest okra pods every day or two while they're small and tender.
Clear spring crops
Do this: Pull spent spring plants and weeds, and trash diseased ones instead of composting them.
Vine borer patrol
Do this: Check squash stems near the soil for frass and wilting, and spray or inject Bt at the first sign of moths.