August To Do, Horticulture News, Listener Q&A Flower Power Garden Hour

It is the August To Do List, and we are having a gorgeous summer that is offering up IDEAL garden conditions.  Vegetable and fruit harvests are bountiful, but there is prep work for fall piling up. 
It is time to:  Plant seeds in ground, including:  beets, cabbage, carrots, turnips, potatoes
Prep garden beds for Fall planting in September:  Weed, compost
Chores include:
       Dead-head flowers        Pick up fallen fruit        Cut off suckers        Prevent weeds from going to seed        Collect seeds        Harvest melons        Order fall bulbs (daffodils, tulips, etc)        Deep water trees  
We finish up with a Listener Q&A section.  Topics covered include:
       Are pill bugs good for the soil?         Do I need to keep “braiding” my plant?        Habanero not blooming – why?        Fig tree only produce dry, inedible figs.  Why?  
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