Now that the summer solstice has come and gone, it seems a bit sad that the days will become shorter day by day. The good news is that for at least the next two months, the temperatures and day length will be agreeable to the growth and thriving of gardens.
I’m looking forward to July 4th in the celebration of our democracy allowing for our pursuit of life, liberty and happiness, and while our democracy is based on majority rule, our enlightened forefathers were wise enough to put into place the protection of minority rights.
Many of our forefathers were gardeners and farmers and no more than Tom Jefferson with his orchards, vegetable and perennial gardens at this Virginia home, Monticello. Jefferson was so interested in botany that he spread plant samples sent by Lewis & Clark from the Louisiana purchase on the floor at the White House so that he could study these more easily.
Right now you should be enjoying some of the “fruits of your labor” from your own garden.
Another item to watch are your first early blueberries from a variety called Earliblue that you may have planted. When the berries begin to ripen, you must net the bush as the birds will out maneuver you to help themselves to the fruit! Be sure to peg down the net to the ground as the birds can become quite aggressive to feed on the berries.
Look on our gardening calendar and there you’ll find lots of things to do with your blueberries on our web link to allrecipes.com.
Japanese beetles can be a killer for July and sprays or dusts of Carbaryl (Sevin) are usually effective to keep the eating machines off your plants.
Don’t let the weeds get ahead of you.
Happy Gardening,
Tom
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