August

Field Agriculture

Stubble cultivation continues. Soil preparation is carried out for autumn sowing in some areas, while in others, it is done for the second crop.
Autumn sowings are done with second crops.
Irrigation, hoeing, and other maintenance work continue.
Combat against all kinds of diseases and pests continues. Pest control also takes place in warehouses.
Harvesting of cereals and other field crops continues. Threshing is carried out. The products are stored in warehouses and packaged. Products are shipped to the market. Products are stored in warehouses according to the appropriate technique.

The soil is prepared in orchards where planting will be done for the autumn.
No planting is done.
Irrigation, hoeing, and cleaning of shoots and root suckers are carried out in orchards and nurseries. Dormant bud grafting continues. Fertilizer solution is applied.
Efforts are made to combat all kinds of fruit diseases and pests.
Harvesting continues. Fruits are packaged and sent to the market or dried, canned, juiced, and stored in various ways.

Preparation of the ground is done for late-season vegetables.
Late-season vegetable seeds are sown, seedlings are planted.
Cultivation, irrigation, pruning, and thinning are carried out in vegetable gardens.
All kinds of vegetables are protected against diseases and pests using appropriate methods.
Harvesting continues throughout this month. Vegetables are packaged appropriately and sent to the market. Some are dried or processed into paste, pickles, canned goods, or jams.

Tasks such as pruning, leaf picking, and irrigation are carried out in vineyards.
Efforts are made to combat all kinds of vine diseases and pests.
Harvesting, marketing, and processing activities continue.

Animals are given supplementary feed because they cannot find enough food in the pastures. Shearing continues for sheep. In places where barn feeding is practiced, animals should be given plenty of green feed.
Small and large livestock are bred.
The harvesting, drying, baling, and storage of fodder crops and grasslands continue.
Efforts are made to combat various animal diseases and pests.

Cleaning and disinfection of the poultry houses continue. Walls are whitewashed with lime.
Chickens and chicks are fed with various feeds. Green feed continues to be given. Chickens are released into stubbles, clover fields, and grasslands.
Efforts continue to combat all kinds of poultry diseases and pests.

Hive cleaning continues. Full frames are removed and replaced with empty ones. Hives are moved to places with abundant flowers and rich flora. This process should be done at night without shaking the hive.
Diseases and pests in bees are dealt with.
Honey harvesting continues.