How to Protect Your Plants During a Summer

Particularly in summer, with extreme hot conditions plants suffer dry and needs special attention or care. However, extreme hard conditions may not last long but makes plants dead or dry. From such harsh heat, try to follow the below tips to protect your plants.

• In summer, your potted plants are more likely to lose water. In order to prevent the evaporation of water from the pot, try to keep potted plants nearer to the thicker trees or cover the pot with thick layer of chopped hey/straw. Straw will prevent the soil from drying up and helps to keep the soil moisture. From this, roots doesn't get damaged.
• You can also put coconut fiber on the top of the soil in the potted plant. This fibre keeps soil moisture in the pot.
• Another method to protect your plants is covering pots with netted shade sails.
• Never keep your potted plants on the radiated surfaces like cement, tiles, granite. These surfaces will sear the plants.
• Water the ground or surrounding areas of the potted plant. By doing this, your plants don't get dried.
• Roots get distressed in the high heat. So always water the plant in early mornings or at night. This prevents evaporation.
• Use sprinklers to water your plants.
• Stop fertilizing and pruning your plants in summer even though they both are encouraging plants to grow.
• Don't supply or provide more water to your plants. This may stop the plant growth.
• You can also keep your potted plants in a tray full of water. Roots get moisture from this water and stays healthy.

Last but not the least, try to grow the plants according to their nature.