Gardening Jobs For August

As the growing season reaches an end, harvest time steps up a gear or two on vegetable plots and allotments during the warmth of August. Trusses of tomato plants are laden with fruits by August, with bite-size cherry selections ripening faster than those with bigger fruits. When fruits are evenly coloured red, pick each tomato individually, while the skin is still firm.

The regular removal of faded flowers (known as deadheading) encourages many plants to bear further flushes of blooms, extending flowering and keeping your garden colourful going into the autumn.

Removing faded blooms prevents petals from falling and sticking to wet foliage, which can look unsightly and encourage leaves to rot.

Raise the height of your lawnmower’s blades. Cutting turf too short during hot, dry spells can weaken grass.

Where an area of lawn has become bare from heavy wear, or damaged by dog urine, use a patch fix product like Aftercut Patch Fix containing grass seed, feed and seedling soil for a rapid repair. Only use when lawns aren’t suffering from drought, and keep patches well-watered as they recover.

Make the most of the evening hours with outdoor heating, browse through our range of outdoor patio heaters, including portable, wall-mounted and free-standing heaters.

Explore our range of hot tub accessories, ideal for keeping hot tubs clean and safely stowed away when not in use.