TIDEWATER GARDENING
by K. Marc Teffeau, Ph.D.
June Transitions June is a transition month in the landscape. Spring-flowing trees and shrubs have finished blooming. Daylilies are starting to flower in abundance, and many perennials are starting to bud and flower. The vegetable garden is also in a time of transition. The early edible pod peas you planted in the garden should be ready for harvest, along with greens like lettuce and spinach. If you have
not done so already, it is time to plant warm-season crops like peppers, tomatoes, eggplants, cucumbers, sweet corn and squash. I always have a problem with squash vine borer in the zucchini, even though I spray with an organic repellent. To compensate for some damage, make additional squash plantings about three weeks apart through mid-July. This planting schedule works well if you have cole
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