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The Gardener's Almanac

For information on what to do in your garden this week!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Vegetable garden in August

Week 31 - 29th to 4th

Keep Courgettes and  Marrows growing strongly.

Spray autumn cropping Cabbage, and plant out Spring Cabbage.

If not done previously; prepare/grow a couple of pots of parsley to keep on the kitchen windowsill for use during the winter.

Clear out old crops and sow more salads to extend harvesting well into autumn.

Order garlic and onion sets for autumn planting.

 
 

Week 32 - 5th to 11th

Plant out Cauliflower.

Feed Onions, and lift Japanese onions sown the previous autumn.

Water & feed Jerusalem Artichokes.

Plant potatoes for Xmas.

 
 

Week 33 - 12th to 18th

If not already done 'stop' outdoor tomatoes.

Sow Spinach and winter hardy leaf beet varieties.

Plant out Calabrese.

Harvest Sweet corn if ripe.

 
 

Week 34 - 19th to 25th

Sow hardy Corn Salad ( lamb's lettuce) Land Cress  & Purslane.

Feed autumn cropping cabbage.

 
 

Week 35 - 26th to 1st

Protect Cauliflower curds.

Plant out Thyme.

Continue to cut heads and secondary florets of Calabrese.

Sow maincrop Turnip.

Collect Fennel seeds if required.

 

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