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Planters' Almanac: July Planting Guide
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Published: June 25, 2008
What To Do In JulyPublished: June 25, 2008
•Prune azaleas for the last time this year.
•Solarize vegetable garden.
•Plan a fall vegetable garden.
•Check lawns for insect pests and treat.
•Recycle grass clippings.
•Start a compost pile.
•Prune landscape plants.
•Check citrus trees for rust mites, greasy spot and melanose diseases.
•Correct iron deficiency of plants.
•Install a rain shutoff device in sprinkler system.
•Cut back poinsettias and chrysanthemums.
What To Plant This Month
Outstanding flowering plants: bird of paradise, crape myrtle, honeysuckle, shrimp plant, plumbago, hibiscus, oleander
Annuals: celosia, coleus, crossandra, impatiens, marigold, melampodium, nicotiana, ornamental pepper, portulaca/rose moss, salvia, vinca, wax begonia, zinnia
Perennials: African iris, blue salvia, four o'clock, gaillardia, golden shrimp plant, jacobinia, lantana, mallow, pentas, rudbeckia, verbena
Vegetables: okra, Southern peas (from seed)
Herbs and spices (from plants): basil, ginger, lemon balm, marjoram, mint, oregano, rosemary, summer savory, thyme
Bulbs: Aztec lily, butterfly lily, canna, crinum, clivia, gladiolus, moraea, society garlic, spider lily, walking iris
Information from Hillsborough County Extension