Summer Garden Maintenance - July Checklist, Planting, Fertilizing, Weeding, Mulching, Watering

[@jenniferhooks2454]

Since I lost my big shade trees to a tornado, I have a HOT, sunny backyard. I work outside until about noon. Then I come inside for lunch and a siesta. Then I do indoor jobs, and putter around in the garden for about an hour after dinner. I have really embraced siesta. I’m 68 and it’s important to kind to myself.

[@joycewilliams5911]

I Love you, Jim, Every plant I have in my garden I come to your channel and learn, You cover all I need to know. I am blessed to have a person like you in my state of birth, NC, and growing in zone 7b. Wishing you 20.000 Views.

[@jeanniecollier6763]

Jim, I an in a garden Club here in Durham and I have given them your videos here on youtube so you should even get more subscribers!! You have such a wealth of information for our part of the country!!

[@JimPutnam]

Thank you so much!

[@Perfect_Argument]

Now is also a good time to look out for good deals on spring plants that are out of bloom and even summer flowers that have gotten a little crispy due to neglect. I've found some great deals on perennials and shrubs that, upon close inspection, were in great condition despite looking a little worse for wear. I have a whole little plant hospital in a shady spot where they're all recovering from the stress and waiting patiently to be planted in the fall :)

[@JimPutnam]

Good point! Thanks for participating.

[@HandcraftedintheFoothills]

Absolutely! I visit big box stores and nurseries this time of year..have found amazing deals on shrubs that just needed a little TLC

[@gardeninggrandma5247]

My local nursery just announced 50% off everything this weekend!!!

[@HandcraftedintheFoothills]

@@gardeninggrandma5247 have fun shopping! I purchased 3 clematis vines today for $3.00 each at Home Depot

[@mollypitcher9380]

@@HandcraftedintheFoothills thanks!

[@kathrynmettelka7216]

In 8b Central Texas, we're in survival mode. We've had the hottest June on record and a streak of 13 straight days of triple-digit temperatures, and the long-term forecast is hotter and dryer than normal. I'm trying my best to keep plants alive, which would be easier with some rain. We had some Monday, but nothing in the forecasts. Good luck to gardeners everywhere!

[@Rougebasque]

SO informative! Especially the cutting back of flowers when in too much heat or transplant. I have done it , it's a bit scary but it works! THKS

[@LeanneD4]

My compromise on the coneflower seeds is to deadhead the spent seed heads through summer and put them in a hubcap feeder for the goldfinches. They always scatter some seeds to make more coneflowers. At the end of the season, I leave them on the plants to feed the finches through winter.

[@queen_sophie7515]

Japanese Beatles are what’s new in my garden!!!! I did milkyspore powder last year. I can see a difference this year.

[@judymooney2993]

Sweet Holly. Best part of your garden. Beautiful garden and healthy plants. So much good information.

[@sandracroghan8360]

Thank you, this information in invaluable. I have been gardening for 50 years and still have learned so much from you!

[@cece_marie]

Whew, catching up on HortTube videos! Great suggestions for July - especially for new gardeners, having things to do, and keep you in the garden, are important. And for wildlife - I typically run my sprinkler in the backyard at the same time of the day. All the birds coming running - to bathe in the lilac that is wet, to fly through the mist, or gather the worms and bugs that come out of the ground. Don't forget your hat/sunscreen, everyone!

[@priyarahatekar2740]

Even with severe drought, my garden doing well! I have been watching your Chanel for a while and implementing all the tips you are giving! Thanks a lot!

[@JimPutnam]

As always, if you have something that I didn't point out in the video please leave it in a comment. Thanks for watching! Water Wiggler for Bird Bath amzn.to/3u9FRfV

[@fundamental1020]

Sent $49.99 twice here. Hope it worked. Thanks Jim, you are so terrific of a teacher.

[@sashastarshanti3599]

Such a helpful video, thank you! I will be pruning my Sedum now, great tip! Kisses to sweet Holly, the prettiest flower in your garden.

[@linmcdon1662]

THANK YOU, for always bringing such GREAT information. I appreciate you. Just beginning my “growing adventure”.

[@HandcraftedintheFoothills]

Good tips! I found a few plants from.cuttings I tossed in compost pile GROWING! Rescued them this am.

[@musiktouches]

Thank you Professor😁.

[@ramgiberson6825]

Hi Jim and Stephany, your garden is so beautiful. Wow--,- -----,wow. 💖.lots of great advices. Thank you Jim putnam.

[@Provysjourney]

Another great video Jim! Full of golden garden nuggets of wisdom! Thanks!!

[@julesdavis1845]

British gardeners have always told me to feed the soil, not the plant. Composting, adding well-rotted manure, and mulching, adding goodness back into the soil is the way to go.

[@WronaworksWondershop]

Such great information as usual. 🌼🌸🌺

[@imaginecastles]

Thanks for the tip on getting a second round of potatoes out of the same compost.

[@terriebutler6737]

AWESOME video Jim! Thank you ❤️

[@angelaanderson5360]

It would be so beneficial if you could do a garden spot on the insects in the garden those that are beneficial and those that are pests and what the larvae look like. Thanks

[@kso808]

Do you have any problems with browsing animals (deer, rabbits, etc)? If so, how do you control?

[@pamelacallaway3922]

Thanks for the pruning tips.

[@rebeccawoods4488]

Such great advice! Thank you!

[@TB-cy1wt]

So many great ideas and tips...thanks Jim!

[@laurasuitter2442]

Thanks for the info on starting snapdragons. That’s been on my mind lately. Most of the info on line has been about starting for the Spring, but here in NW GA I plant them in the Fall. Last year I tried from seed and my timing wasn’t quite right. Hoping to do better this year. Much better deal than buying plants as I plant a good amount of them.

[@JimPutnam]

And more rewarding from seed!

[@jenniferkharkongor1469]

Hi jim..please advice on those rodents that dig tunnels .They destroy flowers and veges..,reallly hate them.I dig holes here and there around the garden, caught a few but they never disappear.

[@angrypossum2152]

Any advice on Japanese Beetles? It looked like you had some chard or something like that being munched in your vegetable area.

[@fundamental1020]

I have Japanese Beetles visiting but I am on them immediately. Though there are so many cardinals and robins in my yards, they did not go after them. Dawn soap and water helped me. Jim I don’t think you ever get a bug. Good for you!

[@JimPutnam]

I'm fortunate to not have japanese beetles because the birds really don't like them. Some will eat a few occasionally, but that's not good enough

[@HandcraftedintheFoothills]

Are you just spraying the dawn/water on your plants?

[@laurasuitter2442]

Last year there were swarms of Japanese beetles in my yard. It was completely out of hand! Did a grub treatment on the lawn last year. This year it’s been way, WAY better. Huge difference! I hand pick and throw them in soapy water to drown them. It’s been much more manageable. The damage has been minimal.

[@judymckerrow6720]

Thank you Jim, great tips 🌸💚🙃

[@mplslawnguy3389]

I agree with letting nature take its course in the garden regarding pests, with a very few extreme exceptions. I have aphids or something tiny all over my ninebark for some reason this year but as I took a closer look there were actually ants eating them. In the past I used to kill ant mounds but I’ve skipped it the past few years. Most insects are here for a reason, they’re either food for some insect or animal, or they eat some other insect. In a dire situation where they were affecting a vegetable harvest I would look at ways to treat but for the most part, nature pretty much has it figured out.

[@JimPutnam]

Well, I'm about to spoil this🤣. The ants are actually defending them. They use the sugary excretion from the aphids. I still leave them alone though, because it is actually kinda cool.

[@SnappyR]

I have Japanese Beetles this time of year, every year and they skelatolize my shrub and myrtle tree leaves, but they seem to recover later in the summer. Too hard to spray and try and micromanage so many pests. If my plants can survive my yard more power to them, if not, then I'll start over....♥

[@mplslawnguy3389]

@@JimPutnam There’s a lot I don’t know. It doesn’t seem to be affecting the health of the plants so I’ll leave it alone for now. There is so much I have to take care of as it is. Interesting though, thanks Jim 👍

[@judithjohnson2111]

Thanks Jim... Great video 👍

[@SamSam-kq6qb]

Ah yes, the birds. I just found a California Quail nest with 7 eggs in one of my 24 inch square self watering planters. Being very careful from here on out with the overhead watering. I hope they make it.

[@colsen4616]

After finding a junco nest in a fuchsia basket a few years ago, I researched prevention and found a birding website that said to poke twigs into the soil so there isn’t an appealing open spot. I use about five in my 16” baskets when I plant them up and haven’t had a problem since.

[@barbnitecki4407]

Oh, c'mon. I plant all year lol except December to April (frozen ground)

[@fundamental1020]

Thanks for tip on Shasta Daisy too!

[@anitahadley2871]

One thing that has really surprised me is the daily wilting of my purple coneflowers. I really thought they were a tougher plant. My Cheyenne spirit coneflowers don’t seem fazed by the heat but the purple ones are really wimpy. I’m going to rethink that area for next year. I need something that doesn’t melt in the heat for that area.

[@mollypitcher9380]

I agree about my coneflowers and I also had the same thoughts. I’m leaving mine- they did survive the last few years although I am surprised.

[@chrisburke92]

Great video Jim! Thanks

[@JimPutnam]

Thanks for watching!

[@veronicabyrd3699]

My sun patients are slow blooming what should I do? They are getting dapper sun is that a problem? Last year I planted them in shade and they did awesome. Help! Thank you

[@veronicabyrd3699]

Your sun patients are so pretty.

[@annaokie]

Help! I got a very cheap and beautiful flowering froggy hydrangea. I put it in the ground a week ago and it did fine for a few days but now every flower and leaf is shriveled up and it was laying all branches on the ground. I staked it. Soil is moist but not boggy until about 6 inches, I know it’s clay beneath that. We added compost so soil should improve over time. It’s been in the 90s. Should I do anything else? I want it to survive!!

[@GeorgeGates]

Great video ! Thank you for uploading it :-)

[@kellywillis1347]

I took some perennial lanatana cuttings the other day. I wonder if they would have time to root and get established in the ground before it gets cold? S.C. 7b

[@JimPutnam]

They root quickly, but you might want to grow them as container plants and protect them the first winter

[@2prettyfunnythings736]

Hey Kelly. I’m also SC 7b and a Kelly…greenville. 😊

[@kellywillis1347]

@@2prettyfunnythings736 nice to meet ya Kelly from Greenville! I'm Kelly from Spartanburg. 👋

[@AJsGreenThumbLLC]

EXCELLENT video!

[@SnappyR]

Trying to grow cherry tomatoes and red peppers in stock containers - they are growing so beautifully, but they refuse to turn red. Older fruit on the vines aren't showing any sign of color. The leaves are beautiful, the fruit and flowers are plentiful - they just won't turn red.

[@julieduarte4058]

Are you really calling the bottom branches on crape myrtles sucker growth? They are a shrub, that you may choose to shape up to tree form, that sounds like a misnomer.

[@GardeningSpirit]

great info as always Jim! Q- have you had any experience w/ apple cedar rust? i've had some issues on my new serviceberry tree :( i think because we have too many eastern red cedars i'm doomed to never own a serviceberry. serious bummer.

[@heatherw.2751]

I too have some cedars that get apple cedar rust. I’m hoping that my Autumn Brilliance service berry doesn’t succumb to it as well. I’m hoping they’re planted far enough apart from each other. How close are yours? Has it affected your service berry already?

[@GardeningSpirit]

@@heatherw.2751 yes. i planted it in nov of last fall. it bloomed beautifully and then the berries came and i noticed that tell tell sign (spiky orange on the fruit & swelling of the galls starting, leaves have the spots). i cut it where i could see it but i just don't have hope. my neighbor 2 houses down had to put in eastern red cedars in as part of his permit process. if i would guess i would say about 110' away.

[@heatherw.2751]

@@GardeningSpirit yikes! The cedars around my house are growing wild in the woods. I hope my service berry will be ok but reading this, I’m not sure it will be. Mine is on its 3rd season, flowered and fruited beautifully this year. Haven’t seen any signs on the SB but have definitely seen it on the cedars behind my property. Total bummer!!! Good luck with yours!

[@GardeningSpirit]

@@heatherw.2751 thanks! i'm pretty sure i will pull it and plant a viburnum instead. wow.. i would say if yours is in it's 3rd season & it's fruiting well with no rust... keep being proactive - i would stay hopeful, sounds like you have a shot! :-)

[@heatherw.2751]

@@GardeningSpirit after chatting with you I did some research. I guess I’ll have to start a preventative spray regimen. I really don’t want to do that but I want to save the tree so badly! Happy 4th!!

[@Flower_hoarder]

TH🌸NKS‼️

[@rosiesingleton6480]

Is it ok to plant cone flowers now ?

[@JimPutnam]

Absolutely

[@graylagran7443]

Coreopsis is just not a good performer in my yard here in 7bNC Garner -- looks like i have a few "vacancies" opening up for other plants that do perform well 😂

[@JimPutnam]

A lot of the new coreopsis are not great landscape plants. They look great in a container, but they don't perform where it counts. Some of the old are still better

[@graylagran7443]

@@JimPutnam mine are going bye bye. Who’s next?!

[@dorindajenkins7825]

🙋

[@DylanFan51]

Jim, can you list the gadget that keeps the water moving in Dr. Armitage's birdbath?

[@JimPutnam]

Thanks for asking. I just linked it in the pinned comment. Here as well amzn.to/3u9FRfV