Garden Calendar - August

 

 

August sees a slight ease up of jobs to do in the garden which is great timing and gives you a chance to sit back and enjoy the results of your efforts over the last few months.

Continue feeding and watering pots, containers and vegetable and harvesting your crops as and when they are ready.

Fruit and Vegetables

• Lift onions and dry on rack
• Continue to harvest veg such as peas and runner beans
• Harvest first apples and pears if ready
• Propagate new strawberry plants by selecting runners
• Continue to tie in and support tomato plants, peppers, cucumbers, aubergines and melons as they develop, especially as fruit starts to swell or they will quickly topple over and be damaged
• Water and feed tomatoes
• Protect salad plants from slugs and snails

 

Jobs Around The Garden

• Keep feeding your container plants, try Nurti Plant Feed
• Use water wisely, consider setting up a waterbutt
• Prepare your pots and containers well in advance if you are planning a holiday
• Prune late summer flowering shrubs after flowering
• Prune Wisteria now to encourage the development of new flowering spurs for next year’s display of flowers
• Keep an eye on any new plants in the garden and be sure to water them if the weather is dry

 

Plants To Enjoy This Month

• Sunflowers
• Dahlias
• Salvias