• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer
Home Garden Joy
  • Home
  • How to Garden
    • Garden Pests
    • Plant Diseases
    • Plant Profiles
    • Raised Bed Gardening
    • Seed Starting
    • Tools & Equipment
  • Vegetables
  • Fruit
  • Herbs
  • About
    • Books & Classes
      • Herbalism Classes
      • Books for Christian Herbalists
      • Privacy Policy

August Gardening Tasks and Tip Sheet Is Ready

August 1, 2013 by Jeanne

Get set to garden this August! I’ve just posted the August gardening task list to the Free Gardening Resources page.  You can download and print it, or share it with your garden club members, under the Creative Commons license restrictions listed on the sheet.

August is a good time to start thinking ahead, and by that I mean way ahead…like next spring. Believe it or not, now is the time when you can find the best selection of spring flowering bulbs in the stores. It seems strange to be thinking about tulips, daffodils and crocus now, but the bulbs need a long period of cold in order to bloom successfully in the spring.  Garden center retailers, like all retailers, like to get a head of the season a bit, and even though you can’t plant these bulbs until after Columbus Day around here and in most parts of the north, central and southeast, they are offered for sale at the stores and in catalogs now. Take advantage of the excellent selection on the shelves in August to acquire the colors and varieties you want for your garden. If you’re not fussy about the variety or color, then wait until later in the season when packages of bulbs are marked at substantial discounts. This usually happens here in south central Virginia by late September or early October. The big box stores get antsy about setting up for Christmas, and they want to clear the garden center or “seasonal” areas out to make room for the trees, decorations and lights.  So they mark the fall bulbs down and you can fill your garden with spring flowering bulbs for pennies!

Yes, I remain the frugal gardener.  I may plant a few hundred daffodils in the fruit tree orchard here each year, but I’m still frugal.

Speaking of daffodils and buying in bulk, if you need to fill a large area, daffodils are great for that job. They naturalize, meaning they spread out over time.  They’re also deer resistant – another plus around here where the deer are frequent garden visitors.  If you need to purchase bulbs in bulk, many wholesale growers will sell them to home owners as long as you’re willing to purchase them by the hundreds.

Filed Under: Uncategorized

Previous Post: « Are Butterflies More Plentiful in Virginia This Year?
Next Post: Need an Easy to Grow Flower? Try Zinnias »

Primary Sidebar

Let’s Connect!

  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • YouTube

As Seen in Porch

 As Seen in Porch

We were featured in Porch.com and answered reader's questions about indoor plants.

Explore All Gardening Articles

Latest Articles

  • Sunscald on Tomatoes: What It Is and How to Prevent It
  • Herbal Profile: Growing Calendula
  • Battling Anthracnose: A Cucumber Grower’s Guide to a Sneaky Fungal Foe

Herbalism Classes & Supplies

Goods Shop by Herbal Academy – botanically inspired products

Disclosure

Home Garden Joy participates in two affiliate programs: Amazon and The Herbal Academy. Home Garden Joy earns a commission from qualifying purchases as an Amazon Associate. As an Herbal Academy Associate, HGJ also earns a commission when you sign up for classes or purchase herbs or supplies from The Herbal Academy. Herbal information and recipes on this site are provided for educational purposes only.

Footer

a close up of a cucumber leaf with anthracnose

Battling Anthracnose: A Cucumber Grower’s Guide to a Sneaky Fungal Foe

If you’ve ever stepped into your garden and noticed strange brown spots or sunken blemishes on your cucumbers, you might be facing a common but troublesome fungal disease known as anthracnose. Caused by Colletotrichum orbiculare, anthracnose thrives in warm, humid conditions and can quickly spread across your crop if not addressed early. This year in…

Read More

cucumbers and tomatoes in harvest basket

How to Grow Cucumbers: A Complete Guide

Learn how to grow cucumbers in this complete guide. I’ve grown cucumbers my entire life, and I still marvel at the prices of them at the supermarket. I can only imagine that we’re all paying for the transportation, for cucumbers are some of the easiest vegetables to grow. In fact, you may find yourself muttering,…

Read More

small round eggplant

Growing Eggplant: A Guide for Gardeners

Growing eggplant (a small garden devoted to fresh, seasonal edibles) is relatively easy in zone 7, where I garden, but combating the bugs is another story. Growing epplant in pots, containers, raised beds, or garden soil is all possible if you are willing to go the extra mile to control its nemesis, the Colorado potato…

Read More

cherry tomatoes in various stages of ripeness

Volunteer Plants – Nature’s Unexpected Gifts

Volunteer plants are one of nature’s most delightful surprises. They spring up unbidden, often in places we didn’t expect—cracks in sidewalks, corners of compost piles, or nestled beside a stone foundation, like the vibrant coleus seedlings growing near my deck shown in these pictures. These botanical freeloaders aren’t weeds; they’re plants that have reseeded themselves…

Read More

  • Privacy Policy
  • About
  • Awards

Copyright © 2025 Home Garden Joy on the Foodie Pro Theme