One of the advantages of living in Northern Virginia is our long growing season. As the weather begins to cool, there is still time to plant many cool weather food crops like lettuce, kale and radishes. In addition, the best time to plant cool weather lawn grasses is in the early autumn as they grow best in the cooler weather and frequent rain of that season.
As Fall progresses, we should be planting woody plants so that trees and shrubs have time to settle in and develop root systems before the stress of hotter weather. Sign up for our programs on Fall and Winter Vegetable Gardening Planning on August 4 and Fall Lawn Care on August 25 for more detailed information and an opportunity to ask questions of experienced Extension Master Gardeners.
https://extension.umd.edu/resource/august-tips-and-tasks
MGNV Resources
Pages & Posts
- August Vegetable Gardening
- Cover Crops to Enrich Soil – Best Bets
- Planting Cover Crops at the Potomac Overlook Organic Vegetable Garden
- September Vegetable Gardening
- Small Trees Make Big Canopies – Fall is the great time to plant trees – get a free tree from this MGNV program
Virtual Classes
Horticultural Sites
- August Tips and Tasks – University of Maryland