The high season of our garden will soon come to an end and in addition to the harvest of numerous fruits, we also have to concentrate on other work. After all, we have to prepare our garden for the coming cold season so that it can start again with full strength next year. Inexperienced hobby gardeners usually don't really know what to do. That is why we once summarized the most important tasks in the garden in August.
Take care of the fruit trees
So much is now being harvested in the garden in August - in addition to tomatoes and other vegetables, apples, pears and plums are now slowly but surely ripening. For some trees, this means an enormous load under which some branches can break. Therefore, it is important to support the trees. Because fruit that has fallen onto the floor and is not collected immediately spoils quickly, while immature fruit cannot be processed or saved at all.
Pour all plants plenty of plants
Also in August there is still plenty of heat periods and drought. So don't forget to water your vegetable plants (or the other plants in your garden). Fruits need enough water to develop well and become juicy. The right watering is also very important. How exactly will this gardening to be underestimated in August?
It is best to use rainwater collected or if necessary water from the line and pour the plants in your garden daily in August. The morning or evening hours are best suited because the temperatures on the one hand are too high on the day (the water evaporates faster than it can be absorbed by the plants). On the other hand, wet leaves increase the risk of sunburns during the day, which not only damages the leaves, but can also affect the vegetables. Instead of blowing up, use a water hose or the watering can to water more concentrated.
The garden in August - what about the hedges?
The pruning in the spring before the breeding season of the birds and then possibly a form cut in summer with fast -growing specimens and can you forget the hedge plants by next year? Not at all. The strong people in particular now need a further cut in August, but at the latest in early September, so that the cuts still have enough time to heal until the first frost.
By the way: you can cut nowalso the lavenderas well as the faded daylilies.
The lawn in the garden in August
Like the rest of the plants, of course, the lawn in your garden in August regularly needs water to stay green despite the heat. Of course, you can also go beyond here, but still keep the times mentioned above so that the water has enough time to take off and provide every blast. Among other things, this is also necessary to onestrong lawnTo preserve that can defend himself against weeds and also vermin.
For this purpose, however, it is absolutely necessary: long -term fertilizers that provide it with strengthening nutrients and a new sowing wherever gaps have formed to obtain a density and resistant grass scarb. Regular mowing also has a compacting, which in the case of frequent rain or in the event of daily watering every weekmost important gardening in Augustcounts.
Pamper the roses after blooming so abundantly!
Faded rose flowers should be cut off immediately to promote new flowers. However, if you missed this, the ideal time is the ideal time in the first half of the month. Focus above all on the side shoots and shorten them about more generously. In this way, the rose can train stronger new shoots, which is also accompanied by a more lavish flower. Now is also a great time to beautysupply with nutrients. Especially potassium is now going to benefit you.
Also use the time after rains in August to also ventilate the floor around the rose stock. For this purpose, it is best to use a rose fork with which you can break and block the floor. This not only results in better oxygen supply to the roots. As a result, they also interrupt the growth of any weeds and casting and rainwater can now be better soaked into the ground.
What can you plant in August?
Autumn begins in September. Does it still make sense to plant something new this month? Quite! There are numerous types of vegetables that grow quickly and still manage to strip completely until the end of the season, so that they can enjoy a late harvest. We have youIn this articlealready given a list of suitable vegetables.
The strawberries are now also highly recommended. If you do thisPlant on the bed month, you can count on strawberries next summer. However, you should consider a few things for this:
- No strawberry plants should be grown on the bed in the past 3 years
- The bed must be freed from weeds
- Moisten the strawberry bed well before putting the young plants
Furthermore, you can also set the autumn flowers in the garden in August.
Fertilize everything in the garden in August
All the many flowers, vegetable and fruit plants drained the ground and took the nutrients from it. You should of course return this to him. Exceptions are gardens with mixed culture. In these, a possible lack of nutrients is a lower risk, so that the additional fertilization is only necessary to a limited extent.
