As your garden matures and the weather becomes increasingly hot and dry, garden moisture and maintenance are essential elements of garden care this month.

• If the weather has been dry, practice water-wise horticultural techniques
• Determine which plants are most important and water them first
• Water plants early in the day through drip irrigation or hand held hose with shut off nozzle
• Reapply mulch to help conserve moisture
• Allow lawns to go dormant; they will green up again when rain returns (to conserve water)
• Continue to remove weeds which compete for water

For a helpful list of garden maintenance chores for the month, see our guide Summer Gardening Chores - July.

And to solve some of your summer gardening problems, refer to our FAQ's for Summer Gardening guide.

Courtesy of the NYBG Plant Information Service