To Do This Week

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Week of August 11th, 2012

• Direct seed pumpkins, squash and cucumber.
• Water new plants deeply. Avoid just squirting them with a water hose.
• Fertilize container plants.
• Avoid fertilizing perennials.
• Dead head plants to clean up and encourage flowering (especially on annuals) but avoid harsh pruning.
• If vegetable plants have succumbed to disease and pest, pull them out and put in the trash.

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