Make the most of pleasant June weather before temperatures really climb. There’s still time to plant a summer vegetable garden – even if it’s just a few tomato plants in pots.
Try some herbs, too; basil loves summer heat and is a perfect accompaniment to those tomatoes. Not only does basil work with tomatoes in the kitchen, it helps ward off garden pests, too. Basil naturally repels mosquitoes, aphids, flies, mites and tomato-eating hornworms.
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