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A Gardener's Midsummer Checklist

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In much of the country, midsummer weather is hot, and depending on the location and the year, it can also be excessively dry or excessively wet. Gardeners focus on helping their plants survive weather extremes and keeping their gardens looking good and productive. Below you'll find links to articles, videos, and tips to help you with midsummer gardening.

	For more timely gardening information and inspiration, check out the July/August 2012 issue of Fine Gardening (#146).
	Video: Edging a Garden Bed You can create a nice, crisp edge for your garden beds using a spade, a half-moon edger, a lawn edger, or a gas- or electric-powered edger. Fine Gardening editor Steve Aitken demonstrates the use of all four tools. Watch the video...
	Perfect Edges for Your Beds and Borders For crisply edged beds, follow a four-step method. Read more...
	How to Avoid Staking Plants Staking perennials is tedious, and stakes are often an eyesore. Discover gardening strategies that allow you have a neat-looking garden without staking. Read more...
	Deadheading Perennials Removing spent blossoms keeps perennials tidy and triggers more flowers. Read more...
	Fertilizing the Old-Fashioned Way—with Manure Who needs a flashy package of tiny granules when you can feed your plants with manure? Read more...
	Fertilizing Basics It pays to know why, what, how, and when to feed your plants. Read more...
	Make Every Drop Count Use a specialized watering tool to put water only where you and your plants want it. Read more...
	Recipe: Stuffed Tomatoes Provençal Ripe garden tomatoes filled with olive purée, sautéed onion and garlic, basil, and breadcrumbs make a perfect midsummer lunch dish. Get the recipe...
	Recipe: Zucchini with Roasted Peppers, Corn, and Cream (Calabacitas con Crema) Roasted poblano chiles and cream-one of the showstoppers of Mexican cuisine-welcomes zucchini and corn into the classic mix.. Get the recipe...
	Recipes: Summer Squash Sautés Quick cooking is the ticket for light, flavorful summer fare. Get the recipes...