July Garden Tips

  

Be it rain or be it shine your garden needs water at this time of year. You will need to water lawns and feed roses as well as watering vegetables, herbs and all those pots and hanging baskets on your patio.  Now is also an ideal time to repair and paint greenhouses and garden sheds or fences. Don’t forget to mow the lawn just before going on holiday.

LAWNS

Water lawns heavily in dry weather. Aerate to allow lawn to get oxygen and apply fungiscide as needed.

ROSES

Now is a time to spray for greenfly and also black spot.   Cut fresh flowers and deadhead as needed. Roses need feed, best put into the soil.

HERBACEOUS BORDERS

Continue to keep weeds under control and cut back early flowering plants. Remove deadheads and flowers . Feed Dahlias, Chrysanthemums and steak growing stems to protect against wind. Pick off dead Lillie heads. Dig up and divide Irises. Feed the sweet pea regularly.Thin out shoots of plants more than 3 years old and remove weaker shoots from centre of plants.

TREES & SHRUBS

Keep an eye out for Aphids and white fly and spray if needed. Trim hedges when the nesting birds have flown and renew peat mulch as necessary. Prune deciduous shrubs such as jasmine.

HEDGES

Trim hedges when the nesting birds have flown and renew peat mulch as necessary.

VEGETABLE GARDEN

Stake up tomato plants and protect from heavy rain but do water regularly. Sow sprouts, winter cabbage and broccoli.

HERBS

Sow such items as dill, fennel and parsley. Plant out basil and take cuttings from marjoram, rosemary and sage. Cut and dry lavender.

Monkeypuzzle.ie will be delighted to help with any of the above or any other garden or landscaping matters.  Please call Daragh at 012897751   Don’t forget to water the patio pots !