in season
may gardening checklist
What To Buy:
Apricots, Arugula, Beets, Blackberries, Carrots, Cucumbers, Garlic,
Greens, Herbs, Leeks, Lettuce, Nectarines, Onions, Peaches, Peas, Potatoes,
Radishes, Spinach, Squash (summer), Sweet Onions, Tomatoes, Zucchini,
Zucchini Blossoms
Weeding:
Summer is coming, bermuda grass is actively invading flower beds.
Stick to your fertilizing program. It is a good time to use acid fertilizer
with plants needing it. Check plants for chlorosis (yellowing of the leaves).
Thin fruits, to increase their quality and prevent them from dropping
as the heat sets in.
Mulch wherever the sun is shining directly on the dirt to keep the
roots cool.
Protect your Sago palms from direct sun to prevent them
from yellowing.
Check your potted plants, except for the toughest most resistant, they
might need to be watered twice a day. Keep the pot out of direct sunlight to
avoid cooking the roots.
Maintenance and cleanup:
Check your drip watering system for the coming summer heat. Verify the
ground humidity around all plants. Check your drippers every other day to
see if any popped out now that heat is making the hoses softer.
Replace bedding plants like petunias that won’t take the heat.
Finish the cleanup of last winter frost damage.
Citrus: Check that all the trunk parts of citrus and young trees that are
exposed to the sun are painted white. This keeps them cooler and protects
them from sunburn. Use white latex paint diluted with water (1 volume
white flat latex paint for 1 volume water).
18th Annual Prescott Frontier
Days Fundraiser Trail Ride
September 11 – 13 in the cool pines south of
Prescott at the Groom Creek Horse Camp
Three days of trail riding, great food, and fun!
• Live entertainment and silent auction Friday night
• Live and silent auction Saturday night
• Happy hour Friday and Saturday nights – share your stories of that day’s ride!
Cost: $185/person includes all meals and camping fees.
Corrals and picket lines at each camp site. Deadline: August 14, 2015
Space is limited! For information and ride application contact Christie
Anderson, Trail Boss @ 928-710-1349 or [email protected]
Have an event you would like to
add to our Upcoming Events page
or to our Monthly Calendar?
Please contact Casey:
[email protected]
This is a excellent way to
reach thousands of Arizona
Residents and its FREE!
www.AZintheSaddle.com
What to sow or plant:
Balsam, Celosia Cockscomb, Cosmos, Dahlia, Four O’clock, Gaillardia,
Gloriosa Daisy, Gourds, Hollyhocks, Kochia, Marigold, Portulaca, Salvia,
Shasta Daisy, Sunflower, Thunbergia, Vinca, Zinnia
In the vegetable garden:
Plant cantaloupe, pumpkin, winter squash.
Sources: fillyourplate.org, gardeninginarizona.com
Erin Rae Smith
Owner/Trainer
American Saddlebred Training,
Lessons and Sales
480-239-5348
AZintheSaddle.com
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