Producer: Priyanka Das Editor: Mohit Bisht
You should water your plants in the early hours of the morning before the sun casts its raging rays on them. It will be of no use to water the plants midday because the high temperatures will start evaporating even before the water can travel to the plant’s roots.
Always keep your plants under shade during the hot and sultry summer season. Similar to humans, who look for shelter for some respite in the heat, plants too need some shade. If you have plants on your balcony, cover them with a thick cloth.
You should not use artificial fertilisers for your plants in summer. Plants are already stressed out during the summer season and adding fertilisers will do more harm than good. You should use natural manures like cow dung and rotten fruits and peels.
When exhausted, we tend to stand under the tree for some shade. Why not do the same for plants? To protect your potted plants from the glaring sunlight, keep them under the shade of big trees.
Weeds creeping into your garden can use up all the water, leaving little for the plants to retain. If you want to keep them healthy and hydrated in the summer, make sure to trim and uproot those weeds, at least once every week.