The lawn
The grass grows less rapidly than in recent months and is more prone to dehydration and browning.
- Do not cut the grass too short in warm, dry weather. Adjust the blades of your lawnmower to about 4 cm.
- You can start to sow bare and burned spots from mid-August.
- Fertilize your lawn for the last time this month to make it more resistant to the winter cold.
- Extensive advice on mowing, spraying and fertilizing can be found in Summer tips for the lawn.
Pruning
- Prune conifer hedges and make sure to narrow them upwards so that the entire hedge can catch the sunlight.
- Prune berry and blackberry bushes after harvesting. Branches that have borne fruit may be pruned to the ground.
- You can cut boxwood into shape one more time this month.
- Trim spent roses and other flowers to prevent the plant’s energy from seeding instead of producing new flower buds.
Dividing and cutting
- You can now take cuttings from geranium, fuchsia, lavender and boxwood. Let the cuttings root in specific cutting soil.
- Perennials that have finished flowering can be rejuvenated by dividing the root ball and replanting the halves. Give plenty of water in the first few days.
Care and protect
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- Give flowering plants in pots and containers a little liquid fertilizer every two weeks.
- It is better not to fertilize tub plants since their dormancy period is approaching.
- Tie on delicate plants. It would be a shame if one of those heavy thunderstorms that August usually brings makes them crack.
The pond
In the August heat, pond water can quickly evaporate or become deoxygenated.
- Top up the water regularly, but gradually. Too much cold water at once can disrupt the balance.
- You can counteract evaporation somewhat by purchasing some tall aquatic plants, which give the pond more shade.
- Protect your pond fish from herons with a net or heron repellents, which you will find in the garden center. It is especially crucial in August because the young herons have now fledged.
- Turbid water may indicate an oxygen deficiency. You can solve this problem with particular oxygen plants or water fleas.
Prepare for fall and the next garden season.
- Order spring bulbs; the first can already go into the ground in September.
- Collect seeds to sow next spring.
- Plant strawberries for an early harvest next spring.
- Now that the days are getting shorter and the evenings are getting cooler, it is the time to install garden lighting or patio heating.
- Look out for offers in lawnmowers, garden furniture and other garden items. When the season is drawing to a close, there are tempting sale offers everywhere.
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