Fruit, Vegetables, Flowers, Shrubs, Lawns and Greenhouses - Gardening Jobs for August
Jobs for August
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FruitList Item 1
- Train apples and pears
- Cut out fruited raspberry canes from summer fruiting raspberries
- Plant strawberries
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VegetablesList Item 2
- Sow spring cabbage, winter lettuce, onions and spinach
- Feed asparagus beds
- Plant winter green crops
- Water and feed tomatoes
- Harvest early apples and pears
- Lift and dry onions
- Harvest herbs for drying
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FlowersList Item 3
- Dead head faded blooms
- Plant early spring bulbs outside
- Lift, divide and replant irises
- Spray roses against blackspot, mildew, rust and greenfly
- Cut and dry herbs
- Trim lavender after flowering
- Take cuttings of tender perennials
- Take Pelagonium cuttings
- Collect and dry seed
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ShrubsList Item 4
- Take semi-ripe cuttings
- Prune rambling roses
- Propagate shrubs by layering
- Continue mulching
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Lawns
- Continue mowing and edging
- Last feed during the middle of the month
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Greenhouse
- Ventilate the greenhouse as mildew can take hold due to condensation
- At the end of the month wash down and sterilise benches and staging
- Bring in any houseplants that have been living outside during the summer
