Activities in your vegetable garden in August are a combination of planting vegetables to ensure that you have a supply of vegetables through the autumn and winter and also planting winter vegetables ...

With high soil and air temperatures and abundant sunshine, August is a key time to plant. Now that spring plantings have largely been harvested, it's the last chance to plant many herbs, vegetables ...

When August comes around, the heat of summer is still with us. However, fall isn't far around the corner, bringing the promise of cooler months. While the prospect of cooler temperatures may be a ...

August is a time of transition when late summer heat gradually cools, leading to mild soil temperatures that pave the way for hardy cool-season vegetables and flowers to grow. Whether you’re setting ...

4. Flowers: Angelonia, begonia, black-eyed Susan vine, blue daze, butterfly weed, bush daisy, cat’s whiskers, chrysanthemums, coleus, coreopsis, crossandra, fire ...

FARGO — No wonder gardeners love their plants; flowers have all the anthers. Although summer is fleeting fast, there’s much to be done around the yard and garden. Following is a list of garden tasks ...

Regardless of where you live, August is typically the time when gardens are in full swing. During this peak season, it's easy to get overwhelmed and too busy, and then forget an important task that ...

Looking for a flower that will brighten up your garden with colorful blooms even in late summer? Asters (Aster spp.) are the way to go. This stunning plant features delicate, daisy-like flowers in a ...

Depending upon the type of gardening you enjoy, August can be a month with fewer garden tasks and activities. If you tend a large vegetable garden, you are still busy with harvesting, doing battle ...

Q: Look closely and see the little "pockets" in the tip area of basil leaves (see reader's photo). What is this and/or why does it occur? A: Since the overall plant looks healthy and green aside from ...

We often think there is not much action in the vegetable garden and landscape in San Antonio in August, but here are several opportunities to consider. You must plant your fall tomatoes if you want to ...

Summer is a rough time for the garden, as well as the gardener. There is usually little reprieve from daily heat and humidity and when our nighttime temperatures rarely drop below the high 70s it ...