1. Once again it’s Labor Day weekend – the ideal time to enjoy the fruits of your gardening labors with a relaxing family feast. Make good use of those ripe tomatoes, onions and hot peppers by creating homemade salsa. Summer squashes cooked with tomatoes, onions and chicken broth are yummy. Eggplant and lots more good things are ready to harvest and enjoy. Use homegrown mint and lemons to make extra-refreshing lemonade.
2. Two or three weeks after Labor Day it’s time to do the second round of pruning on avocado and citrus trees – lighter this time. Simply cut off all the vigorous, upright-growing “water sprouts.” You can also control the height of the tree by pruning it down to 8-12 feet tall if you want. Such topping might sacrifice some fruit this season, but beginning next year the avocado and citrus trees pruned this way in September and again in March each year actually produce several times more avocados than trees that are left unpruned.
3. I always regret the end of stone fruit season when it rolls around in September, but fortunately, there are some late varieties ripening about now. And there’s still time for some canning, in spite of the heat. Figs and midseason apples are in full swing. Lady Finger grapes are great and late season grapes are coming on. Summer vegetables are beginning to wind down, however – and that’s another reminder to get going on that winter garden.
4. Reinvigorate your garden and flower beds prior to planting fall or winter vegetables and flowering plants. After removing unproductive plants and weeds, loosen the soil, add 4-8 inches of aged steer manure or other compost, then mix it in with the soil before planting. This will provide nutrients to help your new vegetation flourish.
5. Those trees you see now with lots of fragrant pink, hibiscus-like flowers are called Floss Silk trees. They are originally from Brazil and are officially called Chorisia speciosa. They come into full bloom in August and September here in Southern California. If you have any in your yard, remember that they produce a lot more flowers if you reduce the amount of water they get from late July into September. These are the trees with those thick green trunks loaded with big gray thorns.
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