LANDSCAPING : The soft morning breeze carries the sweet scent of early summer blooms! With the waning crescent moon’s gentle energy, deadhead spent delphiniums and foxgloves to encourage secondary flowering spikes. / Create stunning summer bouquets by harvesting bachelor’s buttons, sweet peas, and early dahlias in the cool morning hours when stems are fully hydrated. / Stake taller flowering perennials like hollyhocks and lilies with bamboo supports before afternoon winds cause damage. / Yesterday I noticed my garden phlox developing powdery mildew – treat yours with a diluted milk spray (1 part milk to 9 parts water) applied to both leaf surfaces.
VEGETABLE PATCH : Summer squash vines are reaching for the sky! Sow quick-growing cosmos, marigolds, and zinnias between vegetable rows to attract beneficial pollinators and predatory insects. / Pinch back basil, mint, and other culinary herbs to promote bushier growth and prevent premature flowering – use the trimmings in tonight’s dinner! / Plant a second succession of sunflowers now for late summer blooms, spacing seeds 6 inches apart and 1 inch deep. / Thin developing flower heads on artichokes, leaving the largest central bud to develop fully for the best flavor and texture.
INDOORS : Houseplants appreciate a summer refresh! Move flowering indoor plants like African violets and peace lilies to east-facing windows where they’ll receive gentle morning light without scorching. / Propagate begonias and coleus from stem cuttings placed in water – I’ve found they root particularly well during this lunar phase. / Refresh potting soil in container-grown flowering plants by carefully removing the top inch and replacing with fresh, nutrient-rich mix. / Feed blooming orchids with a quarter-strength orchid fertilizer to support their flowering cycle.