August is the month to enjoy the garden, but unfortunately if a few things are not done the garden will go to ruin in a matter of days, especially if the weather gets hot. Therefore, watering, grooming and weeding head the list of projects for this month.
- Sow lettuce and radishes for fall use. Sow broccoli, spinach, green onions, kohlrabi, turnips, swiss chard and cauliflower for winter use.
- Water tomatoes without getting the leaves wet to prevent fungal disease.
- Hardy fuchsias can be easily propagated from softwood cuttings
- Cut back raspberry canes that produced fruit. Leave younger canes, which will be slightly green; these will bear next years fruit.
- Diligently water everything,especially newly planted trees and shrubs that will be under stress from the heat.
- Check out ornamental grasses; they will be at their peak.
- Take pelargonium cuttings. They will easily root in four inch pots.
- Harvest honey figs.
- Plant autumn flowering crocus.
