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This week I thought I'd talk a little about the garden in July. It's a time of growing harvests and reaping the rewards of March and April planting, and it's also a time of trying to keep everything alive in the heat.😳 During July and August I have our watering system set to run for 3 hours every 3 days (up from every 4 to 5 days in the spring and fall). I also use straw mulch to help keep the ground more moist and will add a shade cloth to beds that need it (especially for lettuce). I did start some fall seeds of cabbage, beets, broccoli, chard, and lettuce and they are mostly sprouted (which is saying a lot in this heat!). Psst - here are some fall gardening tips. 👉Be sure to check out July's Garden Tasks for more of the things you can be doing this month to keep your veggies, flowers, and lawn alive and looking good. Recipes & Preserving for July HarvestsThese are the things I'm harvesting now in early July (or should be with zucchini, but my plants just haven't grown!!):
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An Oregon Cottage: Simple Homemade Life
Hi, I'm Jami and I love to share simple real food recipes, easy gardening tips, and the best, quickest ways to preserve seasonal food. In my emails you'll find behind the scenes news from the farmhouse and doable, delicious recipes for every stage of life straight to your inbox!
Some links in this email are affiliate links- if you click through and purchase, I may receive a commission at no additional cost to you.* Hi Reader, Are you ready for fall or wanting to savor the last of summer? While I'm firmly in the summer category, I do think we can do both - enjoying where we are at the same time looking forward to where we are headed. 😃 We have gotten some unusual cool, rainy weather for late summer (it was 62 degrees on August 31st 😳) and I've had to break out my...
Some links in this email are affiliate links- if you click through and purchase, I may receive a commission at no additional cost to you.* Hi Reader, Can you feel fall in the air yet where you live? Every year about the end of August, it starts to feel different with lower morning temperatures and the sun in different place. This year is no different - in fact, our 7-day forecast even shows days of rain with highs in the 60s. Oh, dear - I'm trying to keep up a good face because we need the...
Some links in this email are affiliate links- if you click through and purchase, I may receive a commission at no additional cost to you.* Hi Reader, I hope your August is going well! I'm enjoying the streak of near-perfect summer weather (for me!) we've been having - cool nights with days in the low to mid-80s.💜 We enjoyed it especially this last weekend with a family trip to a lake cabin in central Oregon - not only the good weather, but the absence of thick smoke! I hope your August has...