Summer is in full swing in San Diego gardens, and it’s the perfect time to keep both you and your plants hydrated and comfortable. If the heat lingers, why not take a moment to step back and think ahead? Planning for winter color or considering some design updates could be just what your garden needs to stay vibrant year-round.
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Summer’s here in San Diego gardens. This is still a good time to plant subtropicals, summer annuals and your last round of warm season vegetables, but hold off putting most plants in the ground until fall when temperatures drop.
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It’s time to get ready for summer in San Diego gardens. To protect your plants from summer’s heat, make sure your irrigation is working properly and add several inches of mulch to your garden beds.
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Add flowers to your San Diego vegetable garden. Plant an herb garden, and care for your fruit trees this month.
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April is usually the best month to enjoy the vibrant flowers in San Diego gardens. But recent rains have also brought weeds. So while you enjoy the blooms, be sure to remove weeds before they set seed.
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Spring is coming to San Diego gardens! Next to fall, this is the best time for planting. It’s also a good time to sow herb, annual and vegetable seeds, and to fertilize your awakening plants.
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San Diego gardeners should get any bare-root plants and trees in the ground this month and finish spraying and pruning dormant trees and plants before flower buds form.
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While others are stuck inside waiting for milder weather, San Diego gardeners have plenty to do this month while we wait for rain.
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Give your San Diego garden a gift this month with native wildflowers. It’s also time to start trimming fruit trees and renewing mulch before the winter rains start.
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It’s still a great time to plant almost everything in your San Diego garden. November is also a good time to add or renew mulch before the winter rains start.
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