Jobs to do in the fruit garden in August

– Plant out Strawberry runners for a great crop next year
– Keep Squirrels and birds off berries by covering with netting or even old net curtains
– Now is the time to harvest your fruit trees  – Cherries, plums peaches, nectarines. 
– Early varieties of apple trees will be ready towards the end of the month
– Tidy Strawberry plants up and remove old straw to stop diseases
– Cut back the fruited summer raspberries leaving the new green canes for next years crop.