Here's a few things to fill your August days (for zone 7):- Start cucumbers, eggplant, peppers, squash and tomatoes for a second round of fresh fall produce.
- Start your fall greens in flats in a shady location.
- Dig up your potatoes as the stems die off.
- Keep you basil pinched back to prevent it from flowering.
- Getting rid of weeds now before they go to seed means less weeds to deal with next season.
- Plant some peonies for some pretty spring color. Our mild southern winters mean the crowns should only be buried 1 1/2 - 2 inches below ground.
- Keeping plants like holly, nandina and pyracantha mulched and watered during long periods of hot, dry weather will help them keep their showy fall berries.
- Fertilize your fall-blooming roses.
- Keep your hummingbird feeders filled and clean regularly.
- Replace water in the bird bath regularly to prevent mosquitoes.
