It’s important to know when and how to water your plants. During a heatwave, the best time to water your garden is early in the morning, before the sun comes up. This will give your soil enough time to soak up that much needed moisture to sustain your plants throughout the day and reduce the amount of moisture lost to evaporation. Another great watering technique to use in your garden is to water your plants directly towards the soil, aiming at the root zone. You could also consider a drip irrigation system that would keep your soil well hydrated. During a heatwave, regulated and deep watering is preferred over shallow and frequent watering as the latter will draw your plants’ roots closer to the surface where they’ll be vulnerable to heat and diseases.

Your garden already struggles to retain moisture during a heatwave, so you want it to use the moisture it does have to sustain itself. That also means avoiding gardening activities like pruning and fertilizing that will channel your garden’s resources towards new growth. It’s understandable to worry about your plants absorbing enough nutrients, but overcompensating for that will only stress them out. Fertilizing and pruning encourages new growth that puts further strain on the roots that will need to work overtime to maintain the growing plants. The new growth also won’t be able to withstand the harsh sun, which can trigger scorching.

Source: housedigest.com