August can be the hottest time of the year so make sure your plants don’t suffer in the heat by careful watering. See the RHS website for further advice.
Fruit & veg
Sow now:
Mustard, lettuce
Harvest now:
Sweet corn, beans, peas, spinach, lettuce, tomatoes, carrots, spring onions
Jobs now:
- Pot up strawberry runners to have more strawberry plants for next year.
- Keep weeding!
Plants
- Deadhead flowers
- Collect some seed from your favourite plants to sow next year.
Wildlife
- Allow seed heads to develop on some plants to provide food for birds and animals.
- Watch for bats flying in the evening.
- Construct a hedgehog hibernation box.