{"id":2219,"date":"2021-08-13T01:35:19","date_gmt":"2021-08-13T01:35:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kmccullough.com\/kblog\/?p=2219"},"modified":"2021-08-09T17:36:28","modified_gmt":"2021-08-09T17:36:28","slug":"summer-time-and-the-gardening-is-slow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kmccullough.com\/kblog\/summer-time-and-the-gardening-is-slow\/","title":{"rendered":"Summer Time and the Gardening is Slow"},"content":{"rendered":"
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‘Sterling Silver’ is one of my favorite roses. It’s actually a pinkish shade of violet<\/p><\/div>\n

I\u2019m not the world\u2019s most serious gardener, but I do enjoy it. I get a lot of satisfaction from digging in the dirt, planting seeds or tiny plants, and watching them grow.<\/p>\n

But August in North Carolina is not a great time for working outdoors. Temperatures generally hover in the low nineties and the humidity is about the same. What gardening I do at this time of year is mostly maintenance and done early in the morning before the sun gets too ferocious.<\/p>\n

Weeding and deadheading are the main activities right now. I try to stay on top of the weeds to keep the job from overwhelming me, but sometimes they spread faster than I can manage. Deadheading the blooming annuals keeps them looking sharp and encourages them to produce more flowers. I deadhead most of the perennials, too, mostly to keep them neat.<\/p>\n

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The gladiolas only bloom for a couple of weeks in July, but they’re spectacular when they do.<\/p><\/div>\n

The roses are still blooming sporadically. I continue to feed them once a month from spring to late fall but cut back on the amount a little in the summer.<\/p>\n

But this is the time when I mostly just enjoy the fruits of my fall and spring labors. I love walking in the back garden, sitting and enjoying the plants, and cutting flowers to bring indoors.<\/p>\n

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Bed of flowers<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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