You can’t beat vegetables fresh from the garden. Don’t forget to plant pumpkins the first week of July for fall harvest.   

• Fruits and Nuts–Protect figs and other ripening fruit from birds.
  
• Shrubs–Continue to root shrub cuttings until late in the month and mulch to keep soil moist.
  Remove faded blooms promptly from crape myrtle and other summer-blooming plants.
• Lawns–Watch for diseases. Mow regularly. Water as needed.
• Roses–Keep roses healthy and actively growing. Apply fertilizer. Wash off foliage to prevent burning if any fertilizer falls on plants. Water as needed.
• Annuals and Perennials–Water as needed to keep plants active.
• Bulbs–Iris and spider lilies may be planted late this month.
• Miscellaneous–Keeping flowers, shrubs, trees, and lawns health is the major task this month. Watch closely for insects and diseases. Water.
• Vegetable Seed–Plant beans, field peas, rutabagas, squash, New Zealand spinach, and Irish potatoes. Plant cabbage, collards, broccoli, cauliflower, Brussels sprouts, and celery for the fall crop.
• Vegetable Plants–Plant tomatoes in Central and North Alabama.

Source:   Alabama Cooperative Extension System
Alabama Gardening Calendar  

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