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Vibrant red and yellow daisy-like flowers with fringed petals, supported by slender green stems and narrow lance-shaped leaves, showing the flowers you can direct sow in July.

Flowers

13 Flowers You Can Direct Sow in July

It's July, and there's no time to waste in the garden. If you want to plant some late-season flowers, now is the time to do it! Gardening expert Melissa Strauss has the lowdown on some beautiful flowers you can easily direct sow in the garden this month.

A small composition of developing green legume pods, alongside its vines and leaves, showcasing how to plant peas in July

Vegetables

5 Reasons to Plant a Second Round of Peas in July

Peas are super easy to grow! They’re one of the best vegetables for the home garden. You may not like the taste of store-bought peas, but I promise you’ll love the flavor of homegrown ones. It’s not too late to grow them—here are five reasons why you should plant a second round this July.

Freshly picked bright orange and green pumpkins with glossy, lightly ribbed and heavily ribbed skins lie in a large field among dry stems and leaves, showing off the fast growing pumpkins planted in July.

Edible

9 Fast-Growing Pumpkins You Can Plant in July

If your pumpkin seeds aren’t in the ground yet, there’s still time for easy seeding this month. Fast-growing pumpkin varieties to plant in July might be smaller than giant jack-o-lanterns, but they pack the charm. Gardening expert Katherine Rowe explores varieties to plant now for an autumn bounty.

A colorful assortment of heirloom squash varieties displays diverse shapes, textures, and rich hues of orange, green, cream, and mottled patterns.

Edible

13 Varieties of Heirloom Squash You Should Grow This Year

Heirloom squash brings generations of time-tested growing and production. Their landscape performance, flavor, uses, and beauty earn them a spot in the garden. Gardening expert Katherine Rowe highlights revered squash varieties to sow now to diversify the edible landscape and the dish.

A family doing July garden tasks, involving kids when working in the garden under the summer sun

Gardening Tips

7 July Tasks for the Midsummer Garden

July is prime time in the garden. The flowers are blooming and veggies are ripening at full force. Join gardening expert Melissa Strauss for some helpful tasks you can do this month to keep your garden thriving through the hottest months.