Your Garden - August
If you are not sure what jobs you could be doing in your garden in August, here are a few suggestions:
Kitchen Garden
Cut out raspberry canes at ground level after harvesting
Pick early apples as soon as they will release easily
Support heavily laden branches of plums
Summer prune wall trained fruit trees
Pinch out side shoots from tomatoes and remove a few leaves to help fruit ripen
Dry off shallots
Feed marrows and courgettes once a week with a liquid fertiliser
Flower Garden
Plant Colchicums, autumn flowering crocus and hardy cyclamen
Clip yew and other hedges
Water hanging baskets daily and feed once a week
Spray roses to control pests and diseases with Roseclear
Prune rambling roses after flowering
Sow hardy primulas outdoors in moist ground
Lawns
Mow lawns weekly raising cutting height in dry weather
Apply a selective weedkiller like Verdone if weeds are taking hold
Prepare ground to be sown with grass seed
If laying turf ensure that it does not dry out
Gardening will be very much dependent on the weather in your area with the timings given as a guide only.
Please refer to seasonal products for a selection of our seasonal plants, products and latest new arrivals for your flower and vegetable gardens.