August Gardening by Jim Lytle Rain this summer has not been a problem. My garden is one of the greenest I've ever seen.
Sunshine starts to wane by the end of the month in a way that our garden plants begin to notice.
So this August, with the ample rain, could be a banner gardening month. You will send more energy back into that plant sparking more blooms. Keep up on those good cultural practices too. Any leaves that have powdery mildew, a big August problem, need to be discarded into the trash, not the compost pile. Keep them away from plants they could reinfect.