Garden jobs for July

 A “to do” list of jobs to take care of in your garden during July.

As summer progresses, and temperatures are at their hottest, this month is a great time to sit out and enjoy your garden. The main tasks to keep on top of are regular deadheading, mowing the lawn and watering posts – this will keep your garden looking good all July. Continue hoeing weeds before they set seed to make keeping your borders weed-free easier.

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Below I have detailed several things to do this month in your garden:

• Deadhead flowers regularly –
  

To ensure continuous blooms, keep on top of deadheading bedding plants and repeat-flowering perennials, such as roses. Remove seed pods on sweet peas to prolong flowering and to stop them going to seed. This will keep everything looking tidy too.

• Keep staking plants –
  

As sweet peas grow, keep tying them into supports. Check supports of tall perennials such as large dahlias and hollyhocks, and secure as necessary.

• Plant up summer containers –
  

Keep pots looking fresh with a selection of vibrant bedding plants, for a burst of colour.

• Sow biennials –
  

Start sowing seeds such as foxgloves, forget-me-nots, honesty and wallflowers for blooms next year.

• Watering –
  

In dry weather, keep pots and newly-establishing plants well watered. Try to use “grey water” where possible and always be water-wise. Most containers and hanging baskets will need watering daily – it’s always best to do this first thing in the morning, or the evening with the temperature has dropped.

• Weeding –
  

Hand-weed and hoe summer weeds as they appear to keep on top of of them, before the set seed.

• Ventilate greenhouses and conservatories –
  

Open windows/vents to reduce temperatures and keep the airflow adequate inside glass structures.

• Mow lawns –
  

Keep mowing the lawn, with the blades raised to keep the grass a bit longer. This will help it to cope better during hot, dry weather. Find out more about lawn care here. 

• Wildlife care –
  

Keep bird baths and ponds topped up during hot weather. Remove algae and blanket weed from pools and water features to keep them healthy.

• Feed dahlias –
  

Give them a balanced, liquid feed once every one-two weeks to keep them healthy and encourage vigorous growth with lots of flower heads.

• Check for pests and diseases –
  

Be on the lookout for developing pest problems e.g. aphids, lily beetle and snails, and diseases such as rose black spot, and tackle them before the problem takes over.

• Get planning –
  

Order bulb catalogues and start ordering the spring-flowering bulbs you want in your garden next year.

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