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July 18th, 2009
Colleen Dieter lists the top garden mistakes.
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Plant of the Week: Mexican Milkweed
Tips of the Week
- Trim plants that will bloom in fall. This includes Mexican mint marigold, asters, and copper canyon daisies. With a little shaping now, you will improve their appearance. This is last call to do it, though, to give them time to re-grow and set blooms for fall.
- Check your fruit trees for scale insects. Scale can build up during the summer. A little squirt of summer oil directed right at the scale can help shut that down.
- Continue planting okra. You can still get in some winter squash, Malabar spinach, and amaranth.
- Check crape myrtles for signs of aphids (if it seems like the tree is “raining” on you, that's their honeydew secretions).
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Question of the Week
How do I plant tomatoes now for fall harvests?
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