August  

​Deadhead perennials 

• -prevents seeding and encourages crown growth
  
• Shape Hedges
  
• Ease fruit loads on branches prop up using supports
  
• Plant beets, carrots, beans and turnips
  
• Determine fertility program by taking a soil test
  
• Harvest fruits and enjoy your labor
  
• Document success and failure
  
• Divide iris and daylilies during dormant period
  
• Sow hollyhocks, poppies and larkspur for spring blooms
  
• Remove bagworms by picking
  
• Keep compost pile moist and turn occasionally
  
• Shape hedges