Begin prepping for your fall vegetable garden now.
Check out these August Gardening Tips to help you get a strong start.
• August is a good month to start your fall vegetable garden. Bush beans, cucumbers, and summer squash can be replanted for another crop. Beets, broccoli, carrots, potatoes, lettuce, and other cool-season crops can also be planted at this time. (HLA-6009).
• Soak vegetable seeds overnight prior to planting. Once planted, cover them with compost to avoid soil crusting. Mulch to keep planting bed moist and provide shade during initial establishment. Monitor and control insect pests that prevent a good start of plants in your fall garden.
• Water all plants thoroughly unless rainfall has been adequate. It is better to water more in depth, less often and early in the morning.
