Start harvesting your early vegetables and berries

Contact the Extension Office for publications on freezing and canning your excess garden produce

Don't fertilize fruit trees or landscape plants after mid July to improve over wintering

Check fruit trees for excessive loads of fruit. You may need to hand thin or prop up branches.

Monitor rainfall and irrigate. Plants need 1 inch of water a week. It is better to irrigate only once or twice a week and wet the soil to a depth of six inches so the plants will be able to tolerate the dry weather better. Mulching and increased levels of organic matter in the soil will reduce the need for irrigation.

It is normal for bluegrass lawns to turn brown in the summer heat. No amount of water will keep this type of grass green during the 90 degree days.

Renovate strawberry beds after harvest

Keep weeds under control in the garden.

Remove bolting lettuce and replant with beans

Thin phlox and beebalm to reduce powdery mildew