Sunshine Community Gardens

13 August, 2020

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It's Official

The Dog Days of Summer Are Here!

Remember those cold days of last year where the garden was dusted with snow? Keep this in mind while you are out in the garden in August.

What To Do In The Garden In August

Texas A&M Agrilife Extension recommends the following:

In the Vegetable Garden:

Plant your last round of green beans, cucumbers, and squash late in the month, using varieties that produce in 60 days or less. Plant seeds for brassicas, Swiss chard and other fall vegetables indoors under grow lights or outside in a bright shady spot. Seedlings will be transplant size in about 6 weeks. Extend your harvest by planting a few seeds a week or so apart so that plants will mature at different times. For fruiting crops, make sure they have a reliable irrigation schedule so that they will continue to produce through the heat. Remove any spent or diseased plants in preparation for fall planting. Keep peppers and eggplant growing strong with a regular supply of moisture and a dose of water-soluble fertilizer every two weeks; they love fall weather and will produce right up until frost. See the full Vegetable Garden Planting Guide (en español) and Vegetable Varieties for Central Texas.

For the Soil:

Replenish mulch. Re-start the compost pile so you'll have plenty of finished compost next month for fall gardening, or research soil yards for best compost to purchase.

Maintenance:

Prune roses back by one-third to encourage fall blooms. Deadhead flowers. Remove spent blooms and seed pods from Crape Myrtles for continued bloom. Keep weeding, being careful not to let the plant go to seed. Sow wildflower seed, especially bluebonnets. Stay hydrated when working outside and take advantage of slightly cooler morning and evening temperatures.

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August Schedule for Bug Webinars by Wizzie Brown

Beneficial Insects ID

Friday - August 21 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am

Join us for this week's Backyard Bug Hunt Webinar on Beneficial Insect ID Wizzie Brown, Travis County Extension Program Specialist - Integrated Pest Management, will discuss how to identify beneficial insects.

Meeting Information

Date: Friday, August 21 Time: 10 AM

Register in advance for this meeting.

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. The webinar is free, you will not be asked for any payment information.

Giant Silk Moth ID

Friday - August 28 @ 10:00 am -11:00 am

Join us for this week's Backyard Bug Hunt Webinar on Giant Silk Moth ID Wizzie Brown, Travis County Extension Program Specialist - Integrated Pest Management, will discuss Giant Silk Moth ID.

Meeting Information

Date: Friday, August 28 Time: 10 AM

Register in advance for this meeting: After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. The webinar is free, you will not be asked for any payment information.

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