| Vermont Home Gardener August Gardening After the welcome rains of July, gardens are in full maturity and producing an abundance of veggies, herbs, flowers, and weeds. Soon we'll harvest potatoes, onions, carrots, beets, and more. It's the reward that a hard-working gardener deserves and should enjoy this time of year. Proper harvesting is key to successful production, and the more you pick the more you get! Leaving blossoms or fruits on plants to get over-ripe or go to seed tells the plant its job is done and to stop production. Keep "deadheading" your geraniums, marigolds, calendula, snapdragons, petunias, & zinnias so they will provide more blossoms instead of seeds (unless you want the seeds for next year). Of course, abundant harvests can become a burden too, but we have some good ways to deal with it. Let's look at what to plant in August, weeding, what to do with too many zucchinis, tomatoes, cucumbers, etc., and some pests that are out there now. Read the full article at https://vermonthomegardener.com/ |
