August In The Food Garden
Vegetable plantings in August
June and July are usually the coolest months in a Tasmanian Garden. Frosty mornings and days of 10-14 degrees celcius make everything grow very slowly.
It is a time to plant green manure crops to replenish the humus in the soil in preparation for the Spring ahead.
It is a time to plant green manure crops to replenish the humus in the soil in preparation for the Spring ahead.
Rhubarb
Rhubarb bears reasonably well at this time of the year, and at a time when there is not much fresh fruit available, we make good use of stewed rhubarb for breakfasts. Some varieties of rhubarb die down in the winter, so ask before you transplant crowns into your garden.