August Garden Calendar

• Fertilize your vegetable beds again with EB Stone Tomato & Vegetable Food or Master Nursery Master Start. Harvest your vegetables on a regular basis to keep the plants producing well. Toward the end of the month you can begin planning and preparing for your fall vegetable garden. Soon broccoli, cauliflower, spinach, peas, lettuce, cabbage, collards, mustards, and many other cool season vegetables can be planted. Fall vegetable gardens do well if planted between September and October.
• Fertilize your lawn again with Master Green Lawn Food or EB Stone Natures Green Lawn Food. We recommend watering lightly before applying fertilizer and then water immediately after fertilizing and again the following day to avoid any chance of burning.
• Melons are typically ripe when the stems turn from green to brown. Check the weight of the fruit compared to other melons on the vine. Typically the heavier fruits are more ripe than lighter ones.
• At the end of August or beginning of September it is time to fertilize your fruit trees again. If you want to promote a lot of growth, use the Master Nursery Fruit Tree & Vine Food, otherwise use EB Stone Citrus & Fruit Tree Food or Master Start. If you are trying to keep your trees small as suggested in the Backyard Orchard Culture philosophy, then at the end of August it is time to prune again lightly to remove unwanted height and to shape the tree for easy picking.
• Houseplants should also be watered weekly on average. Some considerations are the size of container, location of plant, and type of plant. Keep an eye out for insects on your house plants. Watch for mealybugs, whiteflies, and mites. Inspect the backsides of the leaves and in the crevices where branches meet the main stem. This is where you will find most of these unwanted pests.