
What Albuquerque Gardeners Should Do in August:
- Give thanks for the rain.
- Plant cool season lettuce, radish, beets, turnips, carrots, broccoli, cauliflower and Brussels sprouts by mid-August.
- Build up your herb perennial garden.
- Continue weed control.
- Continue deep watering.
- Continue looking for pests and diseases.
- Treat for borers with Captain Jack’s Dead Bug (spinosad).
- Trick or treat for slugs and snails with Sluggo.
- Great time to sod a cool season lawn.
- Seed cool season lawns.
- Divide and plant iris.
- Keep fruit and vegetables cleaned up to prevent future problems with insects and diseases.
- Perfect time for sowing wild flowers seeds.
- Plan and plant for fall trees, shrubs and perennials.
- Harvest time begins. Enjoy.
- Check out all the great deals on trees, shrubs and perennials at Jericho. Truly the BEST time.