Welcome Back! July update.

 It's been a full year since I last posted. The ADHD got me focused on other hobbies, and the blog time disappeared. I'm going to start posting again and aiming for once a week.

We are around 110 days away from our first frost date, so we're planting again. There's lots of time to get our fall crops going. Pick quick growing crops and cold-hardy plants so that you can get late-season harvests right through October. Keep your crops properly hydrated through the July heat. Mulching and ground-cover plants will help keep the ground moist and cool. Plant bush beans and greens around the base of your tomatoes and other tall plants to assist with weed prevention and soil health.

As a reminder, my list will be specific to my garden for now but will grow to encompass general strategies for my region and FDA zone, which is 5(b).

Here's what we're working on in July:

- Cutting grass for mulch and compost

- Transplanting Fall crops: Bush Beans, carrots, kohlrabi, kale, greens, bok choi, fennel, chard

- Mulch beds

- Mulch paths

- Turn compost

- Curing Garlic

- Curing Onions

-Thinning Hops (We're late on this one)

Harvest/Forage Schedule:

- Chanterelle Mushroom

- Chicken of the Woods

- Crown-tipped Coral Fungus

- Oyster Mushrooms

- Hosta Leaves

- Chives

- Radish

- Herbs

- Chiles/Capsicums

- Onions

- Garlic 

- Raspberries 

- Day Lilly 

- Peas

- Tomatoes

- Gooseberries

- Blueberries

- Serviceberries

- Strawberries

- Peaches