06-20-24 Summer Starts Now

In this issue:

  1. June in the Garden – Summer Starts Now
  2. Video: Summer Fruit Tree Pruning
  3. Gardenerd Tip of the Month: Harvesting Tips
  4. Gardenerd Product of the Month: Christy’s Books 25% off

1. June in the Garden – Summer Starts Now

Summer Solstice begins June 20th at 1:50 P.M. PT. The wait is over for the longest day of the year. I don’t know about you, but it feels like summer took its time getting here this year. So I plan to enjoy it to the fullest. There’s so much to do in the garden right now, whether you are just getting started or already harvesting. For those with cold winters, it’s already time to think about starting cool-season crops. Folks with long seasons have a ways to go before then. Either way, enjoy the process.

This month Gardenerd HQ, we’re hand pollinating dragon fruit and squash flowers. We planted lettuces, parsley (in a shady spot) and yard-long beans. We’re mostly cleaning up spent flowers and putting down mulch to protect empty spaces. We’ve also done some summer fruit tree pruning on our loquats and citrus (see our video for details).

In this newsletter, you’ll find our latest YouTube video about summer pruning. Plus save 25% on Christy’s books this month, and check out our tips for harvesting summer crops.

Happy gardening,

Christy

Tomatoes are setting fruit now. We planted late this year, so they are just getting started.

2. Video: Summer Pruning – What is It and Why Do It?

Summer pruning for fruit trees

Our latest YouTube video helps you keep your fruit trees manageable with summer pruning. Grab your pruners and let’s do this together.

Summer Pruning: What is It and Why Do It?

3. Gardenerd Tip of the Month – Harvesting Tips

Tomato harvest
Our tomatoes aren’t ready yet, but this photo from last year’s harvest keeps us hopeful

Our archives are chock-full of harvesting tips. Will you be harvesting squash, melons, peppers, or beans soon? Check out these blog posts for instructions. We share what to look for to know when something is ripe and how to pick and store it.

How to Harvest – Archives

4. Gardenerd Product of the Month – Christy’s Books are 25% Off!

SAVE 25% with code NERDLOVE25 – SALE ENDS JUNE 30th! Now is a great time to pick up an extra copy of Garden Variety or Grow Your Own Mini Fruit Garden or Gardening for Geeks for yourself or your friends. Give an autographed copy as a gift to the next garden party host you encounter. There gift of knowledge never disappoints. Use the code NERDLOVE25 at checkout to save 25% on these titles now through June 30th, 2024.

Stay tuned for more tips and tidbits from Gardenerd.com. Summer starts now, so let’s do it right.

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