My poor struggling backyard garden
The issues in my backyard (side) garden have been numerous this year. First of all it was the fourth wettest July on record! Everything was struggling to bloom with the lack of sunlight and cool temperatures. Then August arrived and it has been extremely hot these first weeks of the month. My Bee Balm has always suffered from downy mildew and this year has been no exception. I noticed today my Plox also has mildew on it although not as bad. My Rose bushes are pathetic and even my Asters are starting to fail. I am going to look into treating the soil for next season. I have never done this but perhaps there is something going on that I need to research. I cut my mildewy Bee Balm back almost to the ground as it was so unsightly. Even my Cleome did terrible this year. I am blaming the weather.
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