Garden Calendar For The 3 Months Of Summer

In summer the orchard and garden are in one of their best moments. Some plants give the fruits and others the flowers that make life happy. But they need our attention and we can offer it to them using only natural means.

Tips for having more flowers

• To combine flowers with vegetables on the terraces, small ones are preferable, such as calendula, spider mite, marigolds, begonias, Chinese carnation, cineraria …
• Vegetables with creeping habits (lettuce or dwarf beans) combine well with vertically growing ornamentals such as sunflowers. And vice versa: convolvulus or nasturtiums with tomato plants on stakes or corn.

How to identify fungi

• Mildew: discolorations and yellow spots on the surface and white on the underside.
• Powdery mildew or whitish: produces a layer of white-gray powder in an irregular or star shape.
• Bold or sooty mold: it arises on the remains of sugary secretions left by sucking insects.
• Botrytis: leaves, stems, flowers and fruits rot and appear covered with gray mold.

A natural remedy is to wet the plant well with a 5% dilution of lactic acid in water. You can also dilute a yogurt (100 cl) in a liter of water.

Fill your vegetable garden or garden with flowers

There are many ornamentals in which it is possible to provoke new blooms with the simple trick of removing old flowers. Among others: osteospermum, roses, hibiscus, marigolds, geraniums, gypsies, petunias, gazanias, chrysanthemums, clematis and different species of daisies.

By removing old flowers, you interrupt the vital process of seed production and induce beautiful new blooms. In those plants with thin and tender stems it can be done with the fingers, but use the scissors in those with more lignified stems. It is very convenient to support your effort with some subscriber.

Garden calendar

July

• Vine tomatoes. Spherical and regular in shape, and small in size. Their thin skin, great juiciness and flavor make them excellent for salads.
• Carrots The spring plantings, which were thinning between May and June, allow you to harvest carrots of good size and excellent flavor.
• White zucchini. Very tender and juicy. They should be harvested when they reach 15-20 cm in length to help the plant continue to produce.
• Claudia plums. Green variety with juicy and very sweet pulp. Excellent to eat fresh, they also allow you to make sweet jams.

August

• Cucumbers Collected at their best, they are the most refreshing ingredients in summer salads and essential in any good gazpacho.
• Trocadero lettuce. Tender and buttery. Try to harvest it when it has formed its bud and before it spikes from the intense summer sun.
• Yellow melon. The Oro de Onteniente variety has been cultivated for 700 years and is characterized by its white, juicy and very sweet meat.
• Figs The few spring figs give way in summer to an abundance of figs, which will delight the palate and allow the preparation of jams.

September

• Pepper four edges. Large, fleshy and sweet pepper when it reaches deep red. It is excellent roasted in chanfaina or preserved in olive oil.
• Pumpkins. Harvest the most tender to make delicious soups and tasty stews. Let the big ones shine for the coming fall and winter.
• Gandía striped eggplant. Aside from being excellent in texture and flavor, this strain contains very high levels of healthy polyphenols.
• Grapes. We can already enjoy a great variety of juicy and sweet table grapes, such as cardinal or muscat, or the many pink or black varieties.