Gardening Calendar - August Gardening Tips_02
In the last episode, we talked about water conservation and watering your lawn. Your container plants and hanging baskets need to be checked everyday on hot days and every other day on moderate summer days.
Don’t just check the surface of the soil surface press your finger an inch or two into the soil and check the root zone to make sure there’s enough moisture.
Your plants need to be watered thoroughly but do not over water them.
In another episode we talked about dividing Agapanthus. You can use these same tips and methods to divide your day lilies.
If you’re starting fall perennials from seed, sow them directly into the soil in your garden. You can you start planting them in August or September.
August is a great time to plant your fall blooming crocus. This will give them an extra week or two of flowers after your main garden plants finish blooming for the year.
Prune your summer blooming shrubs, after they’ve finished flowering and remove any diseased or dead branches.
Your gardens appearance will really improve if you just take a few minutes and pinch off the old dead flowers from your Zinnias, Marigolds, and other annuals, this goes the same for your perennials.
If you can pinch the blooms off as soon as they die back it will encourage the plants to produce more flowers. Once they’ve gone to seed, flower production will drastically reduce or stop.
For your fall vegetable garden, now’s the time to get started planting. You can plant your seeds or starter plants directly into the garden.
Beets, carrots, green onions, lettuce, radishes, and spinach are some of the most popular vegetables to grow in your winter garden.
As you continue through August you need to be vigilant in watching for snails, slugs, and bugs.
Now I have given you some more garden tasks for August.
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