5 garden tips for this week, July 28-Aug. 3

1 Watering strategy
During this very hot weather, try to water vegetable gardens, fruit trees and landscape shrubbery — including roses — in the evening so moisture has a better chance to seep into the ground during the cool of the night rather than evaporate.
But try to prevent water from spraying directly onto the foliage of roses or squash plants in the evening, since that could promote powdery mildew.
2 Lawn care
Ideally, lawns should be watered every three days for 20 minutes in