August planting

Plant broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, spinach, silverbeet seedlings, french marigold, sage as companion plants. French marigolds repel nematodes, whitefly, cabbage whites and can be dug in when dead. Sage encourages bees and repels carrot fly and cabbage moth.
Sow tomatoes, capsicum, melon and cucumber mid-month.

Grey leafed plants

Lavender: Appreciates neutral pH. Regular trimming to encourage fresh growth. Grow readily from cuttings.
Catmint: Grow from seed. Grows in soft mounds.
Agave attenuata: Propogate from stem cuttings. Grow in raised bed or pot.
Bearded iris: Upright sword shaped leaves. Bloom in spring. Split up clumps after flowering. Make sure the top of the swollen roots are exposed to sunlight.
Globe artichokes: Spiky leaved plants., purple blooms. Eat blooms at bud stage.
Echium candicans: Purple blue flower spikes, attract bees. Blossom in spring. Remove spent flowers to prevent seeding.