Be sure to check hanging baskets both morning and evening for watering. They can often require it both times during hot weather.
Harvest peppers as needed.
Scrub carrots rather than peeling them before eating.
Deadhead perennials such as coneflower and coreopsis to encourage rebloom.
Sow a late crop of beets, kale and mustard greens.
Pick zucchini before it reaches the size of a baseball bat.
Order and plant autumn crocus now.
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