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Here at Bedford Fields, we love to share our knowledge with you to make your gardening endeavors successful and easy.  Visit our garden guides for step by step instructions and helpful hints.

 

July Garden Tips

  • To help prevent the spread of disease, keep you lawn mower blade sharp.  Leave those lawn clippings. It returns up to 17 lbs. of nitrogen to your soil

  • Be careful not to over water geraniums in pots or in your garden. They flower best if kept a bit dry.

  • Place a deep layer of straw under developing fruit of squash and melons to protect

  • For best flavor, harvest peas just before cooking them.

Perennial & Plant beds:

  • Water new and established plants as necessary. Water slow and deep so roots will grow down into the soil and not stay at the surface.
  • Give extra fertilizer to plants that need a boost. If needed, use quick release (ie: Miracle Grow, Shultz, etc.) to provide a fast boost to plants
  • Stake tall perennials and biennials that might fall over before they get too tall.
  • Roses should be fertilized once a month during the summer.
  • Deadhead bulbs, perennials, and biennials as soon as they are past bloom.
 

**Remember  When using all garden products, read and follow the directions!

Soil, Plant and Insect Diagnostics

Bedford Fields will test the pH level of your soil for free. If you would like a more thorough analysis of your soil's nutrients, or have a questions about a plant or insect problem, the University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension is a wonderful resource.

Visit http://extension.unh.edu/Agric/Agric.htm for instructions and forms on UNH's diagnostic services.

 

Garden Resource Links We Love

UNH Cooperative Extension
www.ceinfo.unh.edu

Perennial Plant Association
www.perennialplant.org
New Hampshire Plant Growers
http://nhpga.org/
People, Places, Plants Magazine
www.ppplants.com
New Hampshire Orchid Society
www.nhorchids.org
Ralph Snodsmith Garden Hotline
www.gardenhotline.com
Monrovia Gardens
www.monrovia.com
Pennsylvania Pride
www.pennsylvaniapride.com
Proven Winners
www.provenwinners.com
Lee Gillman   Certified Master Arborist
www.LeeGilmanAssociates.com
 

 

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