August Garden Tasks

• Hold off on any planned transplanting until cooler fall weather.
   
• Hold of pruning trees shrubs roses until next spring.
  
  
• Continue deadheading annuals and perennials to prolog blooming.
   
• Plant spinach, Swiss card, radishes, and lettuce seed for a fall crop.
   
• Continue watering as needed.
   
• If not already done apply organic mulch around trees and shrubs to conserve moisture and prevent weeds.
   
• Rambler roses can be pruned after they have finished flowering.
   
• The lawn can be mown regularly.
   
• The edges of the lawn can be tied up by trimming back any herbaceous plants that encroach on the lawn.
   
• Lawns will need watering in long dry spells; however this can be done in the early evenings to conserve water.
   
• Remember when planting not to plant too deep.