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August

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19
°C AVERAGE DAY
95 MM
30-YEAR RAIN
21:02
SUNSET ON THE 1ST
50 JOBS
THIS MONTH
THE MONTH IN ONE LINE

This month’s jobs

BY CATEGORY

Flowers

W1
Weed flower beds diligently to stop seeds spreading
W3
Prepare new borders for autumn planting of flowers or shrubs
W1
Feed bedding plants in pots and baskets every two weeks
W2
Water container plants thoroughly — roots have now filled the pots
W3
Keep feeding and watering hanging baskets
W2
Sow perennial flower seed and collect seed from others
W3
Start bedding-plant seed in a heated propagator
W1
Buy and plant spring bulbs as soon as possible

Fruit & Veg

W1
Prune fruited raspberry and tayberry canes; tie in new canes
W1
Finish summer-pruning vigorous apples and pears
W2
Sow lettuce, chard and spring onions for overwintering
W2
Sow spring cabbage now, or buy plants in September
W3
Plant new strawberry runners while the ground is good
W4
Plant new fruit trees and bushes
W3
Watch sweet corn, parsnips, potatoes and swedes coming ready
W2
Use or freeze vegetables before they go over

Trees & Shrubs

W1
Prune flowered rose stems back to a strong bud
W1
Apply rose fertiliser to speed the late flush
W2
Prune early shrub roses and ramblers that have finished
W2
Remove spent rose flower shoots about halfway down
W2
Clip deciduous and broad-leaved evergreen hedges
W3
Trim cypress, thuya, holly and laurel hedges
W1
Water young trees and shrubs showing drought stress
W3
Untangle bindweed onto open soil and treat it

Lawn

W1
Keep mowing regularly, but not too tightly
W2
Keep lawn edges neat around beds and borders
W3
Rake stones from areas being prepared for new lawn
W3
Kill old vegetation and cultivate ground for new lawns
W4
Or spray off old grass and sow into the dead sod
W4
Apply autumn lawn feed on moist soil if grass is sluggish
W3
Feed pale lawns evenly when the soil is moist
W1
Do not fertilise wildflower lawns

Jobs by week

A MONTH, PLANNED

W1

W1
Weed flower beds diligently to stop seeds spreading
W1
Feed bedding plants in pots and baskets every two weeks
W1
Buy and plant spring bulbs as soon as possible
W1
Assess new locations for spring bulbs
W1
Prune fruited raspberry and tayberry canes; tie in new canes
W1
Finish summer-pruning vigorous apples and pears

W2

W2
Water container plants thoroughly — roots have now filled the pots
W2
Sow perennial flower seed and collect seed from others
W2
Pot 30–50 crocus corms in a broad shallow bowl
W2
Sow lettuce, chard and spring onions for overwintering
W2
Sow spring cabbage now, or buy plants in September
W2
Use or freeze vegetables before they go over

W3

W3
Prepare new borders for autumn planting of flowers or shrubs
W3
Keep feeding and watering hanging baskets
W3
Start bedding-plant seed in a heated propagator
W3
Lift, divide and replant herbaceous perennials in good weather
W3
Plant new strawberry runners while the ground is good
W3
Watch sweet corn, parsnips, potatoes and swedes coming ready

W4

W4
Take cuttings of geraniums, marguerites and fuchsias — last chance
W4
Tidy perennial flowers, leaving attractive stems and seedheads
W4
Plant new fruit trees and bushes
W4
Dig over cleared vegetable ground after dry weather
W4
Clear finished crops promptly before weeds seed
W4
Clear vegetation now for autumn tree planting

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