What to Do in Your Central Texas Garden (Aug 15–31): Build Beds & Prep for Fall

As summer begins to wind down in Central Texas, now is the time to start preparing for one of the best gardening seasons of the year. In this episode of the ATXGardens Podcast, Colleen shares what to do in your garden during the second half of August, including fall garden preparation, seed saving, orchard planning, late-season pruning, and how to build a new vegetable garden using the double-digging method. You'll also learn which vegetables can still be planted, why tropical milkweed should be cut back before monarch migration, and how you can participate in a community fruit tree BioBlitz. If you're gardening in Austin or Central Texas, this episode is packed with practical late-summer gardening tips to help you transition successfully into the fall growing season.

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