Duties & DIY Tasks — Empress of Dust
August is our time to savor summer time—harvesting, crafting, and soaking it in—whereas additionally getting ready the backyard for fall greens and planting for the 12 months forward.
When you’d like an summary by season, I’ve a year-at-a-glance backyard activity checklist right here.
August Backyard Duties
Right here in southwestern Ontario, Canada, August is our final hoorah earlier than the autumn climate units in and the youngsters return to high school. As the times shorten, there’s usually a slight chill within the night air (which I really like), and nesting season is winding down.
Develop
Planting, Sowing, & Extra
Outside
Pond
Wild Issues
Indoors
Make
Residence Enhancements
Paint | This can be a very good time to maintain any outside upkeep tasks that require portray. For us, August is commonly the final month the place we might be positive temperatures shall be inside the required vary for paints to stick correctly.
Artistic Tasks
Right here’s some challenge concepts:
Concepts
Dream & Scheme
Observe & Take pleasure in
It’s possible you’ll not comprehend it by the identify phenology, however you actually know what it’s. Phenology is the science of observing annual first occasions in nature. When flower buds open. When peepers first peep. When bees seem. When migrations arrive. When bulbs pop up. The checklist is countless.
Seasonal modifications immediate pure responses within the plant and animal kingdoms. It’s fascinating to notice these occasions and evaluate 12 months over 12 months.
I like to notice my observations in my cellphone calendar. It’s enjoyable to check the modifications season by season and 12 months over 12 months.
Sources
Empress of Dirt
Fall Vegetable & Herb Sowing Plan
Consists of the seed sowing plant from this text.
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It’s necessary to get fall vegetable backyard seeds began whereas it’s nonetheless heat sufficient for germination.
Blissful August.
~Melissa the Empress of Dust ♛
