Garden maintenance in summer: chores in July and August

The sun is shining, the air smells of flowers and herbs, and there’s life all around you: birds, bees, and butterflies. Doesn’t that make it wonderful to get to work and spend as much time outdoors as possible?

Fortunately, you don’t need an excuse for that. Garden maintenance continues as usual in the summer. Thanks to the heat and the occasional shower, plants grow quickly—and so do the weeds. But there’s more to do than just weeding. Curious about what other summer garden tasks there are? Read all about them here!

Preparing your garden for hot days

July and August can be very hot. By making some preparations in advance, you won’t be surprised by a heat wave and you can seek the coolness yourself. So are you working on summer garden maintenance? Then consider these action items as well:

• Set out a bird bath. Of course, this can also be a nice, large bowl or dish. That way the birds in your garden can quench their thirst as well as take a cooling bath.
• Create a flat surface for the barbecue or fire pit. Warm summer evenings are perfect for cozy barbecues and hours of chatting by the fire.
• Provide shade on your patio. When it is hot, you don’t want to be forced to sit inside because you have no shade outside. Don’t have natural shade from trees? Then a large parasol or a canvas over your patio will also help.

Preparing the garden for your vacation

Of course, the summer months are also the vacation months. When you go away, you do want to leave your garden looking good. Therefore, those preparations should definitely not be missing from your summer garden maintenance chore list. For example, take care of the following:

• If you have plants in pots, put them all together. Much easier for whoever comes to water when you are on vacation.
• Make a list of vegetables, fruits, herbs and flowers that may be harvested or picked while you are away.
• Mow the grass again the night before you leave.

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General garden maintenance in the summer

Of course, there are also general garden chores in July and August. Thank goodness, because with the summer weather, it’s obviously great to get to work in the garden. Real summer chores are:

• Fertilizing your plants. Roses give you special rose fertilizer. If you haven’t already done so this summer, fertilize your border with organic fertilizer. Flowering plants in pots you can give liquid fertilizer.
• Removing spent flowers from annual and continuous-flowering plants. This keeps them making new flowers longer.
• Watering your garden in the evening. This makes the water evaporate less quickly.

Of course, chores such as weeding, harvesting and tying up plants also continue in July and August. So you certainly don’t have to be bored, but don’t forget to enjoy your beautiful garden after the hard work. After all, that’s what you’re doing it all for!