I'm a gardening pro – this is exact amount of seconds to water plants for during a heatwave & the best time of day
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HOT STUFF I'm a gardening pro – this is exact amount of seconds to water plants for during a heatwave & the best time of day
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It's been really hot this week and the plants are really feeling it.
High temperatures can cause wilting, leaf scorch, stunted growth and a reduced ability to photosynthesis.
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There' s all sorts of way you can reduce the pressure on the plants to cope.
If you've got plants in pots - move them into the shade - and group them together - so they give each other protection.
Water early in the morning before it starts getting really hot - so it doesn't all evaporate - or if that's not an option - when the sun's gone down.
However morning is the best option - as slugs move around at night and love the damp soil.
It's best to give them a really good soaking once or twice a week rather than a light water daily.
And experts reckon you should count to between 20 and 25 seconds as you water each plant - to make sure the water soaks down through the soil to the roots.
It's not what we want - but there's no problem with letting your lawn go brown - if it's healthy it will cope - and the green will return when there's a bit of rain.
Raise your mower's cutting level and let the cuttings fall as mulch on the lawn - to keep in moisture.
Keep weeding - so they're not competing with the plants you want in your outside space.
Save and store any rainwater to reuse in your garden. If you don't have room for a water butt - just leave a few brightly coloured buckets around to catch any rain.
6 ways to get rid of slugs and snails
Or you could splash out on a dipping tank - which looks lovely and stories water.
You could also set up an irrigation system - although these are costly - but a leaky hose can work just as well.
Choose drought tolerant plants like Agapanthus, Lavender, Geums and hardy Geraniums.
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