8 Summer Gardening Tips
- Water first thing in the morning at the base of the plant, watering the actual plant can cause disease to occur.
- Drip irrigation helps save water as will water the actual plants not the surroundings like sprinklers do.
- Mulching around your plants with something similar to sugar cane will help keep moisture in and plants cool.
- Grow low maintenance plants that do not require a lot of water once established, some examples of these can be Australian natives and annuals like cosmos.
- Some flowers and veggies may scorch in the midday sun, to help those plants cope make a makeshift shade tent with some old shade cloth / hessian and attach to some posts.
- If growing young seedlings in the greenhouse then keep a close eye on them, they will likely need watering twice a day... and can fry to the point of no return very quickly.
- Keep water up to any plants that are potted, especially terracotta, as it has a tendency to dry out quicker than plastic pots.
- Make sure when planting out seedlings not to overcrowd, keeping airflow between plants will help avoid diseases in late summer, like powdery mildew.
