AUGUST Advice for the Garden
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Prune Wisteria
Don’t delay summer pruning restricted fruits
Deadhead flowering plants regularly
Watering! Particularly containers, and new plants - preferably with grey recycled water or stored rainwater
Collect seed from favourite plants
Harvest sweetcorn and other vegetables as they become ready
Continue cutting out old fruited canes on raspberries
Lift and pot up rooted strawberry runners
Keep ponds and water features topped up
Feed the soil with green manures