Each month we share growing information courtesy of the WVU Extension and also other information we find helpful, like growing by the moon. This information is geared especially toward our audience here in the Mid-Ohio Valley.


Moon Phase	Date	Garden Tasks
Fist Quarter Moon 🌓	Wednesday, July 2nd	Plant or Harvest Aboveground Crops
Full Moon 🌕	Thursday, July 10th	Plant Root Crops
Last Quarter Moon🌗	Thursday, July 17th	Barren Time, Turn Compost & Work Soil
New Moon🌑	Thursday, July 24th	Plant Seeds and Transplants

Week 27

June 30th to July 6th

Friday, July 4th – Independence Day

Seed Half-Runner and Pole Beans, Late Cabbage and Cauliflower, Endive, Beets, and Late Sweet Corn.
Harvest Summer Squash Frequently.
Watch for early and late tomato blight.
Plant grape or cherry tomatoes for fall.
Order garlic cloves for fall planting.

Week 28

July 7th to July 13th

Seed Dill
Turn Compost
Watch for Japanese beetles.
Order garlic seed.
Plant napa Chinese cabbage.
Remove raspberry canes after fruiting.
Harvest new potatoes with tender skins.
Seed borage.
Pinch the top of black raspberry canes.
For the largest flowers, remove side shoots from main stem.

Week 29

July 14th to July 20th

Harvest summer squash frequently.
Seed collards and kale for fall.
Don’t let weeds go to seed.
Transplant cauliflower, broccoli and Swiss chard.
Seed fall cucumbers.
Seed wildflowers as beneficial insect and pollinator attractant around perimeter of garden.
Plant peppers for fall crop.
Seed summer squash for fall crop.

Week 30

July 21st to July 27th

Take cuttings from herbs.
Mulch garden to conserve soil moisture.
Water young trees and shrubs during dry periods.
Pinch basil to retain four pairs of leaves per plant.
Transplant Brussels sprouts.
Add non-seedbearing weeds to compost.

Week 31

July 28th to July 31st

Seed beets.

July 2025