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The Gardening Year
- August |
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Events and Occasions |
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Southport Flower Show |
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Flower/Plants |
Fruit/Vegetables |
Greenhouse |
General |
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Keep camellias well watered to avoid flower buds
dropping off next spring due to drought |
Continue to sow outside:
lettuces, endives, kohl rabi, spring cabbages, French and runner
beans, and beetroots |
Treat container plants with nematodes if vine weevil
damage is visible |
Order flower bulbs for autumn planting |
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Prune wisteria; shorten long side shoots back to five
or six leaves |
Peg down strawberry runners into the soil or pots of
compost for more plants |
Continue taking cuttings from tender plants |
Prune early flowering shrubs |
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Deadhead roses; unless they produce hips |
Ensure crops are all well watered during hot weather |
Keep the greenhouse well ventilated |
Trim lawns and edges regularly |
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Trim lavender after flowering to stop it going woody |
Prune old fruited stems of cane fruits down to soil
level |
Pinch out any side shoots on tomato plants and tie in
stems as they grow |
Deadhead border plants after flowering |
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Plant bulbs: nerines, autumn crocuses, and autumn
daffodils |
Spray potato foliage with a copper fungicide to avoid
blight |
Feed plants regularly with a liquid feed |
Hoe regularly to avoid weeds |
