August chores

I thought Margaret Roach summed up the August chores quite well on her blog awaytogarden.com recently. As well as 'spot cleaning' the emphasis has been on keeping things moving as early summer crops and plants finish and later ones take their places. Given the bad summer we've had so far (only one week of serious sun and heat.) I'm seriously banking on a hot autumn, which generally starts when the holidays finish and the kids go back to school! I prisked out some Dianthus to go in the front window box which is looking a little tired now.

 In the greenhouse, the beetroot, dwarf green beans and lettuce have done their thing, and it's a little hot to start new seedlings. So, I put in a patio aubergines and cucumber 'Burpless Tasty Green' in a couple of old chimney pots I picked up from a car-boot sale either side of the butternut squash.

 Also built a little raised bench for the pots in the cottage garden. Will come in handy for next year's strawberries.