AUGUST TO DO LIST
- Turn compost and keep moist. Do not use grass clippings if lawn was treated with herbicide.
- Prune away excess vegetation and flowers on frost tolerant vegetable crops to channel energy into maturing remaining fruit.
- Harvest potatoes, onions and garlic as the tops die down; hang garlic and onion in a dry place.
- Do a final pruning of suckers at the base of trees.
- Purchase fall bulbs.
WATER TIPS
Continue watering trees and shrubs as needed.
