06/02/2026
As the spring growing season winding down, continue the work to keep your garden healthy. Here are some gardening tasks that are perfect to tackle this month in your home gardens:

🌼 Continue planting warm-season flowering annuals and perennials.
💦 Mulch bare soil to suppress weeds & retain moisture.
🌾 Mow more frequently & at a higher height.
🌱 Leave grass clippings to recycle lawn nutrients.
🚿 Remove aphids & spider mites with water blasts.
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