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Miscellaneous Work in August
 
Week 31   29th-4th

Try to get the garden neat and tidy before going on holiday

Collect Aquilegia seed

Week 32   5th-11th

Make sure container plants do not want for moisture. 

Sow a  green manure crop

Week 33   12th-18th

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Week 34   19th-25th

Trim formal hedges such as privet and  honeysuckle.

Ensure fish have some shade from hot sun.

Week 35   26th-1st

Pot up Cistus Hippeastrum Hyacinth

Clean watering can roses and sprayer heads that have become badly 'furred / scaled' with calcium deposits

Renovate lawn if necessary

 
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