Gardening by the Moon Weekend To-Do

An idea as old as agriculture, based both folklore and superstition but there are scientific ideas to back it up.

Lunar Phase:   Full Moon, Thursday August18

• Saturday-Sunday: Moon in the sign of  Capricorn: … Crabgrass can be selectively removed from a grass lawn with Bayer Advanced All In One Weed Control and Crabgrass Killer or similar product. Crabgrass is used today as a generic term for many unwanted grassed so you need to be sure that it is your problem.

Later in the Week

• …Ornamental grasses can be used as fillers, borders or background plantings, or they may be grown as a container plants but, looks aren’t everything, The gentle waving motion of the grasses, and the accompanying sounds create a very peaceful atmosphere within your garden

Other Things To-do

• … It’s not to early to prevent the annual fall visit from raccoons, by apply Beneficial Nematodes to turf and other areas that are perennial feeding grounds.
•   …Summer Squash are best picked when early on.  As they age, the skin hardens, seeds form and the edible flesh is not as favorable. Even if you cannot consume all the squash keep the vines picked. Once the fruit is left to go to seed, the plants energy and productivity will diminish.
•   ...And finally, support the limbs of apples peaches, pears and others with ripening fruit otherwise you will break or crack the major limbs with the increasing weight of the ripening fruit.