July is named for Caesar, and like him you need to go to war

Fiann Ó Nualláin says this is the prime month to decimate those unhelpful summer weeds, pests, and diseases.
July is named for Caesar, and like him you need to go to war

IN 46 BC, the Roman emperor, Julius Caesar, reformed the old Roman calendar into the Julian calendar and renamed July after himself.

So, in Caesar’s month, it’s a good time to go on the warpath against summer weeds, pests, and diseases.

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