1.) How's your sprinkler system? How
about your drip system? The hot and dry weather makes it important to insure that all is
working well.2.) Remove hiding places for
garden pests. Review your yard and garden area for "stuff" that can become a
home for those pests. As it gets hotter, they hide out where it's cool. Some examples
include: look for water collectors (to thwart mosquito breeding grounds) and cardboard or
newspaper (earwigs love to live here).
3.) Isn't fun to enjoy watching your vegetable
garden grow? The same garden you could only dream about when it was 34 degrees outside
back in January. Some selective pruning of tomato stems that form too close to the soil
would be in order about now.