{"id":3400,"date":"2026-07-07T09:15:44","date_gmt":"2026-07-07T13:15:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rt23.com\/hgjournal\/?p=3400"},"modified":"2026-07-07T10:25:06","modified_gmt":"2026-07-07T14:25:06","slug":"garden-2026-july-flowers-everywhere","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rt23.com\/hgjournal\/garden-2026-july-flowers-everywhere\/","title":{"rendered":"Garden 2026 &#8211; July, Flowers Everywhere!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/rt23.com\/hgjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/PXL_20260630_111149322.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3401\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Many flowers will lead to many pumpkins in our &#8220;driveway Garden&#8221;<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>July 2026 is beginning with a &#8220;heat dome&#8221; weather system over northern New Jersey causing a heatwave with potentially triple digit temperatures. In the garden, we are watering our flowers and vegetables daily in the early morning or evening. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our pumpkins are flowering with many buds due to open. The squash is also showing flower buds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rt23.com\/hgjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/PXL_20260706_140733803.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/rt23.com\/hgjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/PXL_20260706_140733803.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3412\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>summer squash flowers<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rt23.com\/hgjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/PXL_20260705_220537693.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/rt23.com\/hgjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/PXL_20260705_220537693.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3413\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>cucamelon flower<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rt23.com\/hgjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/PXL_20260706_140709074.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/rt23.com\/hgjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/PXL_20260706_140709074.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3414\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>garden bean flowers<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rt23.com\/hgjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/PXL_20260705_141537034.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/rt23.com\/hgjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/PXL_20260705_141537034.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3415\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>cherry tomato flower<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tomatoes!<br><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/rt23.com\/hgjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/tomato-pruning.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3406\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>tomato pruning guide<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>We are seeing flowers on both our cherry and beefsteak tomatoes.  Now seems the time to trim off the &#8220;suckers&#8221; as shown in the illustration. Our indoor tomatoes were lagging in growth so we sprinkled some blood adn bone meal around the stems.  Within a few days, our tomato plants were looking mush healthier.  Our cherry tomatoes are doing well but we also spinkled some meal in their pots.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>July 2026 is beginning with a &#8220;heat dome&#8221; weather system over northern New Jersey causing a heatwave with potentially triple digit temperatures. In the garden, we are watering our flowers and vegetables daily in the early morning or evening. 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