Sow radishes, lettuce peas, bush beans, carrots and beets early this month for fall crops. Keep the area moist while seeds sprout and grow. For fall and winter cole crops, set out sturdy transplants of cabbage, bok choi, cauliflower and broccoli. Cover berry crops with netting unless you plan to offer your precious crop to the birds. Clip back the old foliage, water and strawberries will renew themselves and set new crops for next summer.
Container plants take special attention in hot, dry weather.
Be sure to water enough to keep the soil moist. This may mean daily watering for exposed plants, or for fuchsias and hanging begonias that die quickly if they dry out. Even if they stay alive, the bloom will be reduced. A fuchsia basket in full glory, with hundreds of flowers and dozens of branches, needs extra care and watering. Immerse the pot up to the rim in deep water and let it soak thoroughly to wet the crowded roots.