TIDEWATER GARDENING
by K. Marc Teffeau, Ph.D.
Gardens Don’t Take Vacations August is the time for vacations, relaxing and, if you have schoolaged kids, getting ready for the new school year. With other things occupying our interests, the garden and landscape sometimes take a backseat. This is okay! The hot and muggy August weather sometimes makes it hard to get motivated to work in the yard. But lest
you think that gardening activities also take a vacation, there are still jobs to be done. Fruit plants and trees all need your attention now. If you have a strawberry bed, now is the time to fertilize for next year’s crop. On plants set out this past spring, apply 4 to 6 ounces of ammonium nitrate or 12 to 18 ounces of
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