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Mid Winter
Kitchen Garden
To-Do List
(July in low frost, summer rainfall areas)
Print This Page and Use as Your Actual To-Do List
Planning and Recordkeeping
□ This is the best month for desktop
herb gardening: reading, dreaming and planning the coming seasons
garden. Visit
www.MasterHerbGardening.com and start your own Garden of
Plenty.
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Select and order seed. See our
list of
recommended varieties.
□ Keep weekly gardening diary and records up to date.
□ Compare actual results and actions with plans and make
notes for next year where necessary.
Herb Propagation
In frost free areas you can consider doing initial sowings of
herbs such as basil and chili peppers.
In all other areas it is best to take a break and spend the time on
planning activities for late winter.
Veggie
Propagation
Also a nice month to take a break and plan for next month.
Planting and Thinning Out
Tip:
If you don't like propagating your own herbs you can buy all herbs
on our recommended varieties list
and transplant into permanent beds or bigger containers. The same
goes for veggies. Buy seedlings from your local nurseries.
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Thin out all veggies to the desired distances.
Watering
□ Check garden and
containers at least once a week. But ease off on watering,
especially in cold areas.
Fertilizing
□ Fertilize once with a liquid
organic fertilizer or compost tea.
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Containers need a diluted feeding once every
fortnight.
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Mulch over the tops of beds in the herb
garden to give the roots extra protection against the cold.
Pruning
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Don't remove cold damaged material. It offers
a little bit of protection to the plants.
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This is pruning time for most ornamental
shrubs. Thin out growth somewhat and remove dead wood. But hold
back a little on your herb garden.
Weeding
□ Remove weeds regularly as they
appear.
Pests and Disease
□ Note the occurrence of pest and
disease, measures taken (if any), and results.
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Be on the lookout for aphids - which will
probably now be black from the cold.
Harvesting
□ Harvest herbs and veggies as required for daily use.
Clean-up
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Remove all unwanted plants and give the herb
garden a good general clean out in preparation for spring.
□ Remove debris to the compost heap, or use as a mulch elsewhere in
the garden.
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Dispose of any
insect or disease infested plant material. |
