Gardening Tips for August - Square Foot Gardening

Mel Bartholomew and Patti Moreno share what you need to be working on in your square foot garden for August. Pay attention!

This article is a summary of a YouTube video "Gardening Tips for August - Square Foot Gardening" by Blossom Flower Delivery

🥦 August is a great time for harvesting vegetables, and there is usually an abundance of produce to pick.

🍅 You can harvest vegetables such as eggplant, squash, and herbs in August.

🌿 If you have a vertical garden, you can also expect to harvest tomatoes, cucumbers, pole beans, and various types of squash.

🌱 August is also a good time to start planting for the fall garden.

🥬 You can start planting the cabbage family, including cabbage, broccoli, and cauliflower, without the need for indoor seed starting or hardening.

🌿 To plant for the fall garden, you can use one square as a nursery and then transfer the sprouted plants to individual squares.

🌱 Planting in August allows the plants to acclimate gradually to the upcoming cooler temperatures.

🌿 Some people may stop gardening after the August harvest due to the tiredness of weeding single rows.

🌱 Adding compost to the squares when replanting helps enrich the soil and provides nutrients for the plants.

🥦 Compost is a beneficial fertilizer that helps feed the plants and improves the taste of vegetables.

00:16 Patti and Mel introduce themselves and discuss the abundant harvest in August.

00:39 They talk about the vegetables they have been harvesting from their gardens, such as eggplant, squash, herbs, and corn.

00:52 Patti mentions getting tomatoes, cucumbers, pole beans, and more squash from her vertical garden.

01:01 They mention the importance of thinking ahead and planting for the fall garden while still enjoying the current harvest.

01:10 Mel mentions that now is the time to start planting for the fall garden.

01:16 They discuss planting seeds outdoors instead of indoors and how nature does most of the work during the warm weather.

01:46 Mel explains the concept of using one square as a nursery and planting all the fall crops in it.

02:22 Mel mentions the cabbage family and how it can be planted now, along with broccoli and cauliflower.

03:21 Mel emphasizes the importance of adding compost every time a square is replanted.

03:45 Patti and Mel invite viewers to check back next month for more tips on preparing the garden and putting up the harvest.

We can plant the cabbage family, including cabbage, broccoli, and cauliflower.

No, we can start the seeds outdoors and let nature take care of the rest.

Some people may stop because they are tired of single row gardening and the work of weeding.

Yes, adding compost when replanting helps to enrich the soil and provide nutrients for the plants.

Next month, we will talk about preparing the garden and putting up the harvest.