Things to do in AUGUST

COOL & TEMPERATE

VEGIES

Late winter is a changeable time. Cold spells can rapidly give way to bursts of warm, spring-like weather. Where late winter is frost-free it’s safe to plant out summer vegies, but where the weather remains unpredictable, delay planting out frost- and cold-sensitive vegies such as tomatoes until spring. To get a head start, sow cold-sensitive seeds now but move seedlings into larger pots until conditions stay warm. In frost-free zones plant basil, beans, eggplants, cucumbers, capsicums, pumpkins and zucchini.

Seeds and seedlings that don’t mind the changeable