Pick them often and the plants will continue to produce.  For best flavour, don’t allow them to grow beyond the size described for each variety.…

Garlic is ready for harvesting when the lowest 3 or 4 leaves have died back.  Half of the plant should still be green.  Leave the tops on the bulbs until they have dried for 10 to 14 days in a…

Reach under the plants into the hills, feel for good sized potatoes and ease them out of the ground gently. The plants will keep right on growing and producing more. If the soil is too damp to probe, you can…

Your containers will have required extra watering during the recent extreme heat.  Give them an extra feeding and top dress the growing medium with some compost to compensate for the minerals that will have leached out.  On really hot days,…

Cut back the straggly and tattered foliage of early bloomers such as Lady’s Mantle (Alchemilla mollis), Brunnera and hardy geraniums. New foliage will appear and the plants will look fresh and revitalized.…

August is the idea time to divide your bearded irises.  Dig them up and separate the rhizomes.  Any rhizomes showing signs of rot or borers should be discarded.  Replant only the best – leave some foliage on each rhizome you…

Kale planted up to the middle of the month will yield an excellent harvest in the fall and winter. And the bonus is that kale is very attractive, making your vegetable garden interesting even as winter approaches.  Dwarf Blue, Toscano,…

It’s time to plant a fall crop of peas.…

You can continue to sow crops of carrots, beets, radishes and green onions.  Fall crops of peas and leafy greens can also be sown.…

Observe your garden carefully and reflect on what works and what doesn’t work.  Makes notes and take pictures of your garden so that you can use them to re-fresh your memory when you are thinking about what needs to be…