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July Gardening Calendar for California: Your Guide to a Flourishing Summer Garden
July in California brings long, warm days and abundant sunshine, making it a prime time for gardening activities. Whether you’re a seasoned pro or just starting out, this July gardening calendar will guide you through the best planting schedules and essential tasks to keep your landscape thriving. At DK Landscaping, we’re committed to helping you achieve a beautiful and productive garden all year round.
Planting Schedule for July
Despite the heat, July is still a great time to plant several vegetables, herbs, and flowers in California. Consider these options:
- Vegetables:
- Warm-season vegetables: Tomatoes, peppers, eggplant, cucumbers, squash, beans, okra, melons
- Leafy greens: Lettuce, spinach, Swiss chard (plant in partial shade to prevent bolting)
- Root vegetables: Carrots, beets, radishes
- Herbs:
- Basil, cilantro, dill, parsley, rosemary, thyme
- Flowers:
- Sun-loving annuals: Zinnias, sunflowers, cosmos, marigolds, petunias
- Heat-tolerant perennials: Salvia, lantana, verbena, yarrow
Essential Gardening Tasks for July
In addition to planting, July requires attention to other essential gardening tasks:
- Watering: With rising temperatures, watering becomes crucial. Water deeply and less frequently, ideally in the early morning or late evening to minimize evaporation. Consider using drip irrigation or soaker hoses for efficient water delivery.
- Weeding: Stay on top of weed control to prevent them from competing with your plants for water and nutrients. Mulching can help suppress weed growth.
- Deadheading: Regularly remove spent flowers to encourage continuous blooming and prevent plants from going to seed.
- Fertilizing: Feed your plants with a balanced fertilizer to support their growth and flowering during the summer months.
- Pest and Disease Control: Monitor your plants for signs of pests and diseases. Take prompt action to address any issues before they spread.
- Harvesting: Enjoy the fruits of your labor by harvesting ripe vegetables, herbs, and flowers regularly.
Additional Tips for July Gardening in California
- Protect from Heat: Provide shade for delicate plants during the hottest part of the day. Consider using shade cloth or strategically placing plants near larger trees or structures.
- Conserve Water: Implement water-wise gardening practices like collecting rainwater, using mulch, and grouping plants with similar water needs.
- Prepare for Fall: Start planning for your fall garden by ordering seeds and preparing planting areas.
DK Landscaping is Here to Help
If you need assistance with any of these July gardening tasks or want to create a beautiful and thriving landscape, DK Landscaping is ready to lend a hand. Our team of experts can provide personalized advice, design services, and professional installation and maintenance to ensure your garden flourishes throughout the summer and beyond.
Contact us today for a free consultation and let us help you make the most of your July gardening endeavors.
Remember, gardening is a journey of continuous learning and adaptation. By following this July gardening calendar and staying proactive with your gardening tasks, you’ll be well on your way to enjoying a bountiful and beautiful summer landscape.
Why Choose a Professional Landscaper
Now that summer is in full swing, you might be thinking about hiring a professional landscaper to maintain your lawn. Everyone loves having a manicured lawn and weed-free garden full of blooming plants and pretty flowers, but let’s face it! Achieving that look often means spending hours into your yard and garden maintenance. And others, may just lack that green thumb needed to make their gardens thrive. That’s where the professionals of a landscape maintenance company come in. A landscape maintenance service takes care of the lawn, the gardens, the trees, the fountains and patios. If it’s in your yard, there’s a good chance a maintenance service company can build it, mow it, rake it and help it grow.
DK Landscaping provides you some of the few benefits of hiring a landscape maintenance service:
- A landscape maintenance service can save you time! By using commercial-grade equipment, it can dramatically reduce the time it takes to mow and perform other maintenance tasks. Most landscape companies will have multiple employees working on your yard at the same time, allowing them to tackle several projects at once and complete them in a fraction of the time.
- A landscape maintenance service employs professionals who know not only how to mow your lawn and weed your garden, but to also make sure your plants are healthy. They can create sustainable landscapes that not only enhance the beauty of your home but are friendly to the surrounding environment.
- A landscape maintenance service will ensure that your yard will be maintained regularly whether you are home or not. Homeowners tend to overlook their lawn and garden especially in the summer months, in favor of recreation and leisure activities.
- Many landscapers go beyond mowing grass and taking care of gardens. Some of these services include pool cleaning, building decks, installing pavers, patios, mulching, tree pruning/removal and building home irrigation systems.
- A landscape maintenance service will save a homeowner the expense of purchasing the various tools and equipment necessary for lawn and garden maintenance, tools and equipment that include lawnmowers, weeders, edgers, fertilizer, grass seed, leaf blowers, and shovels.
- And last, but not least, if you are a new homeowner and you’re just getting started, a landscape maintenance company will help you design the yard of your dreams.
Choosing the right Landscape Maintenance Service
Get references! Don’t waste time looking through the yellow pages, radio/TV ads, or mailer discounts when your best source is your neighbors and/or friends. Ask them how much they pay, what kind of jobs the service handles and if they’re satisfied with the results. If you don’t have neighbors that use professionals, you can check with local nurseries and garden supply stores. These businesses often keep lists of professional landscape maintenance service contractors.
When interviewing landscape maintenance services, ask questions! Check out the company’s qualifications and references. Reputable landscape companies are proud of the work they perform and will be happy to show you.
Finally, know the work you want to have done and know what your budget is. This will allow the company to determine its best price quote. It’s also a good idea to get quotes from several companies if possible.
Hiring a landscape maintenance service will cost you money, but the convenience and curb appeal will enhance not only your yard but your quality of life and give you peace of mind that it will get done right!
