Gardening Tasks by Month for Story, WY

Finish cutting back the dead branches on perennial flowers and other shrubs.

Sow cabbage, Brussels sprouts, and cauliflower indoors for fall garden transplants.

You can place houseplants outside once the nights remain above 50 degrees.

Mulch around your newly-planted flowers, vegetables, shrubs, and trees to help reduce weeds and retain moisture.

Begin planting warm-season annuals and summer bulbs, such as dahlias and cannas.

Control weeds before they seed!

Apply fertilizer to give the vegetable garden a good start.

Remember to water your plants and lawns, especially newly panted seeds.

Supply your taller plants with supports; the growing plants will hide the supports and be more stabilized.

Mow your lawn when the grass is dry. To keep a healthy lawn, never cut more than one-third off the total grass height.

Finish pruning spring-flowering shrubs that are done blooming.

Protect beets from leaf miners by placing row covers over them.

Harvest rhubarb. Pull off leaf stalks instead of cutting them.

Plant sweet potato slips.

Start hardening-off tomatoes.

Sow green beans, sweet corn, pumpkin, and melons.

Sow more cool-season vegetables outside: beets, carrots, lettuce, chard, and radishes.

Start cucumber, cantaloupe, summer squash, and watermelon seeds indoors.

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