By Charlie Nardozzi , Horticulturist and Leonard Perry , University of Vermont Extension Horticulturist
Freeze berries and other fruits
Do n’t let fresh fruit and berries go to waste . Freezer jam are surprisingly easy to make , and even regular“canned ” jamis pretty straightforward andmakes a great talent . At the very least , freeze some berry for late enjoyment ; simply propagate them out on a cookie sheet and aim them in the freezer ; once they ’ve frozen , rain cats and dogs them into freezer traveling bag and seal . Use charge plate bags specially sold for freezer use , as these prevent the fruit from drying out as happens with normal resealable bags .
Harvest onions
Beginharvesting onionswhen about half to three - stern of the leaves have died back . mildly dig or pull the onion plant and store them in a teetotal , shady home with good ventilation , such as an out-of-door shed , covered patio , or barn , for 10 days to 2 weeks . Then put them in slatted crates or mesh bags and store them indoors . A cellar with low humidness and evenfall temperature between 33 and 45 academic degree F is idealistic .
Harvest sweet corn
glean gratifying clavus early in the mean solar day for the best flavor . Before harvesting , squeeze the ear to see if they ’re firm and wait until the silk have browned and dry out . Eat immediately unless turn the supersweet varieties that will accommodate their fragrance for a few days . memory in the refrigerator .
If you don’tgrow unfermented corn , or enough of it , corrupt it at local farmer ’s food market or farm place upright and thin it off the cob to immobilise for winter eating . Make certain and blanche it first ( Blanching is just boiling vegetables for a short time period to belt down enzymes that make their worsening ) . target mellisonant maize in boiling water for 4 to 6 minutes , then dispatch and cool . Using a knife or corn scraper , remove kernels and place on cookie sheets or tray in a freezer . Once frozen , store in resealable plastic deep-freeze bags .
Begin to sow cover crops
As you transfer spent plant from your garden beds if you ’re not imbed a surrender crop as mentioned above , sow acover cropsuch as wintertime rye whiskey . This will help concentrate sess infestation , minimize erosion and compaction from fall rains and C. P. Snow , and will add nutrients and organic topic to the soil when it is till under next bound .
Let rose hips develop
Rosesneed to start their set - off period by the final stage of August . It ’s hard to abstain from cutting the flowers , but allowing some to organize hips will help bespeak the works to begin this process . Consider harvesting some ripening hip for teas and jams .
Do n’t rely on nature to provide enough body of water for trees and shrub that you ’ve planted this class . abstruse watering once a week will encourage deep root word which better withstand droughts and better linchpin trees .
August may be fiercely blistering , but there ’s still plenty of work to do in your garden !
This article originally appear on the University of Vermont Extension Service website .
