Gardener’s To-Do List for July

July To-Do List for Zone 4

• Sow a second planting of green beans and summer squash.
• Use Bacillus thuringiensis on cabbageworms and other caterpillars.
• Divide crowded iris and daylily clumps.
• Spread mulch and irrigate to keep soil moist in dry weather.
• Set out transplants for fall crops of broccoli, cabbage, and cauliflower.
• Sow seeds of kale and Chinese cabbage for fall harvest.
• Add new perennials to flowerbeds.
• Remember that you can still plant potted or balled trees and shrubs, but water them well.