Your Astro garden: 2 - 11 July

Saturday to Tuesday 2-5 July
Waxing Leo Moon. Sun in Cancer
PLANT CARE: Prune. Prepare vegetable beds for spring planting. Harvest blooms and leaves of shrubs and trees for display. Cut back climbers and vines. Clear dead leaves.
MAINTENANCE: Weed. Cultivate soil. Control pests and diseases. Maintain compost heap. Clean up hedges.

Tuesday to Thursday 5-7 July
Waxing Virgo Moon. Sun in Cancer
PLANT CARE: Prune. Prune roses. Cut back climbers and vines.
MAINTENANCE: Cultivate soil.

Thursday to Saturday 7-9 July
First Quarter Moon in Libra on Wednesday. Sun in Cancer
PROPAGATION: Transplant trees and shrubs.
PLANT CARE: Prune and tend roses. Feed for foliage growth and blooms. Keep arums damp.
MAINTENANCE: Weed.
WEDNESDAY’S FIRST QUARTER MOON: Take a break from working with plants and soil. Make structural changes and repairs. Varnish woodwork. Repair paths. Repair walls. Paving. Put out extra food for birds.

Saturday to Monday 9-11 July
Waxing Scorpio Moon. Sun in Cancer
PROPAGATION: Transplant trees and shrubs. Prune and repair trees.
PLANT CARE: Keep arums damp. Prepare vegetable beds for spring planting. Water.