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GARDEN CHECKLIST FOR AUGUST |
- Harvest summer vegetables frequently to extend
production.
- For beautiful spring blossoms divide and transplant bearded
iris this month.
- Pinch off fuchsia seed pods to extend bloom period.
- Plant perennials during the next six weeks for blooms next
spring and for years to come.
- Check brown spots in lawns for sod web worms and
grubs.
- Clean up around fruit trees and pick any old fruit that could
harbor soft rot fungus.
- Plant beets and carrots for fall harvest.
- Trim off old flowers on summer annuals to prolong
blooming.
- August is the month to give your roses the last feeding of the
rose formula listed in our 'Rose Care' sheet (or, the Organic
Alternative' also available). If you don't get it done in August
you can still do it in September. If you do this, you will still
be cutting roses in November and even into December, if
the weather cooperates.
The 'Rose Care' sheet is available in the store or online at:
www.orchardnursery.com, look for it on the "Nursery" page.
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LATE AUGUST - SEPTEMBER
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- Prepare the garden for winter vegetables by removing all spent
summer vegetables.
- Plant early flowering sweet peas for an abundance of flowers
during the holidays.
- Words of warning: with soaring temperatures do not leave
plant material in a hot car for even fifteen minutes. Make
the garden center your last stop on the way home, or make
arrangements for delivery.
- Divide crowded clumps of Shasta Daisies now for better
flower size next summer.
- Water Japanese Iris thoroughly before and during the
blooming season to promote a spectacular bloom.
- Support chrysanthemum by staking. The fuller they become
the possibility they may break.
- Keep baiting slug and snails especially once you've set out
new seedling.
- If your azaleas have set their buds, switch to 0-10-10
fertilizer to promote bigger flowers in the spring. Using
high nitrogen fertilizer will cause the azalea to drop their
flower buds and keep on growing.
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