Annuals in Perennial Gardens
June 14, 20225 Planting Ideas for This Summer
July 1, 2022Do you have a garden on your property? If so, one of the things you need to figure out is how to help your plants beat the summer heat. Heat can easily dry out your plants and destroy them if you don’t intervene. Fortunately, most gardens are not that big, so you should easily be able to implement any control measures. According to the Manhattan Neighborhood Network, the average food garden in the United States is 600 square feet. Here’s what you can do to help your plants beat the summer heat and prepare your home garden for food as well as flowers.
Sprinkling
If you are looking for ways to nurse tomatoes and other crops through a nasty summer, a sprinkler might do the trick. This is a method that’s often used by commercial growers to cool their plants down as they water them. A late-afternoon sprinkling might be just what your plants need. If you use this method in combination with other tricks, your plants could survive the heat and the sun. Cold water is a great tool to help bring the temperature down and avoid wilting. Watering your plants in this fashion could also save you the time and expense of standing out in the hot sun as well.
Shading
Together with sprinkling, you can also provide shade for your plants to protect them from the blazing sun. With a few garden supplies, you should be able to provide your plants with adequate cover. This is a more practical method that saves water. Strategically placing shade is also less time-consuming than watering your plants all day long. For instance, you can easily cool down your plants by installing snow fencing on the sunny side of the garden. You can also visit a garden supplies store and get pre-assembled sections of picket fence that you can use for makeshift shade. Fences that let small amounts of sunlight through are also great because they can be the best of both worlds: the plant is cool but has access to sunlight to grow.
Mulching
Did you know that mulch can help protect your plants against extreme heat? If you want to help your plants survive the blazing summer afternoons, see that they are well-mulched. A thick layer around the base of your plants can help to insulate the roots of the plant from heat. It will also help to keep the soil well moisturized. If your garden is exposed to excessive sunlight, strive for at least four to six inches of mulch so your plants can be protected.
These are some of the things you can do to help protect your plants from the blazing summer heat. If you are interested in finding garden supplies to help provide your plants with shade, get in touch with us today.