Garden Projects You Can Finish in One Evening

1. Refresh Your Planters: “This is the time of the year I start pulling out anything that’s been suffering in containers on the patio or porch. I like to refresh my planters with late summer/early autumn botanicals like pink amaranth.”

2. Start Second Wave Seeds: “I usually do a batch of cold weather veggies in August so I can enjoy fresh produce once the tomatoes and courgettes are done for the season. This year I’m doing kale, lots of leafy greens, and herbs.”

3. Create a Water Bowl Garden: “A friend of mine sent me some lotus seeds and I sprouted them a couple of weeks ago. I recently transplanted them into a water bowl garden. This is definitely an experiment as I’ve never done this before but it’s been a satisfying process so far!”

4. Collect Seeds from Your Edibles: “I‘m keeping an eye on my edibles; if they are flowering or about to be done flowering, I collect their seeds for next year’s plantings. Right now I have some dill and parsley about to go to seed and I’ll be snipping them soon to sort and store for next year.”