August Gardening Tips:

*Fertilize warm- and cool-season lawns around Labor Day.

*If Bermudagrass and other perennials have been major problems, treat them witha nonselective herbicide while they are actively growing.

*Remove bagworms from cedars and wax myrtles.

*Divide and replant daylilies, irises and peonies as foliage loses its green color.

Check for scale on evergreens and lace bugs on azaleas, rhododendrons and pyracantha.

*Fertilize strawberries to replenish and help to store food reserves for next year's crop.

*Remove diseased branches and fruit in the orchard.

*Begin planting fall vegetables.

*Remove excess basal sprouts from fruit trees.

Information from:

"Cooperative Extension's Successful Gardener"