July Daily Inspiration

  • July 1

    Bonfire! Make grilled cheese with pickled jalapenos over campfire

  • July 2

    Swap out comforters for quilts in the bedrooms

  • Monday, July 3

    Paint fruit tree trunks with sun protectant

  • July 4

    Independence Day! Make flag cake

  • July 5

    Plant tomatillos, more corn, and melons

  • July 6

    Prune tomatoes and squash as needed

  • July 7

    Make pesto to take to neighbors

  • July 8

    Go camping!

  • July 9

    Prune watermelon plants and take some fruit off to make room for larger melons

  • Monday, July 10

    Prune fruit trees early morning

  • July 11

    Make a fresh batch of pickles

  • July 12

    Add heat protectant to plants (we use BugHut)

  • July 13

    Go blackberry picking at local U-pick

  • July 14

    Bastille Day - eat cheese, bread, and champagne

  • July 15

    Watch the sunset as a family

  • July 16

    Start to plan the Fall garden

  • Monday, July 17

    Get seed starting trays clean and ready

  • July 18

    Get Fall seeds

  • July 19

    Order garlic bulbs and crocus corms

  • July 20

    Make cantaloupe popsicles

  • July 21

    Add more mulch to veggie beds

  • July 22

    Start echinacea flowers

  • July 23

    Set tomatoes out for sundried tomatoes

  • Monday, July 24

    Start broccoli, cabbage, and cauliflower seeds

  • July 25

    Make tzatziki with cucumbers

  • July 26

    Harvest garlic and onions and set out to cure

  • July 27

    Deadhead all flowers

  • July 28

    Have tea party with herby sun tea and cucumber sandwiches

  • July 29

    Water with fish emulsion to give plants a boost

  • July 30

    Make squash soup to save for winter

  • Monday July 31

    Pick beans frequently so they keep producing

A green thumb is not given, it’s grown.