Use organic mulches to conserve soil moisture. An inch of sawdust, barkdust, or composted leaves will minimize loss of water through evaporation. Pick ripe strawberries regularly to avoid fruit-rotting diseases. Control garden weeds by pulling, hoeing, or mulching. Control cutworms in garden with Sevin or Bacillus thuringiensis .
Control aphids on vegetables as needed by removing, spraying, or washing.
Watch for cabbage worms, 12-spotted beetles on beans and lettuce, flea beetles in lettuce. Remove the insect pests or treat with labeled pesticides. Spray peas to control weevils as first pods form. Expect normal June drop of fruit not pollinated. If birch trees drip, check for aphids and control.