In the hot summer months, some plants will flourish while others struggle. But with some care all should survive the heat. By using plenty of mulch in your garden soil will stabilize the soil temperature and help to retain the moister. Using a layer of mulch on top of the soil can help reduce the rate of evaporation of water. And by watering your plants in early morning can reduce water loss due to evaporation.
Summer flower care tips to keep your flowers blooming:
Spring can be a busy time for gardeners who love flowers, after the spring is over it can be a relief to take a break in summer to enjoy the fruit of there labor. However, with a few carefully planned chores you can continue caring for your perennials and annuals in the hottest months of summer for continuous succession of blooms until the beginning of the first frost.
To retain moister in the soil Add lots of mulch to your flower bed.
When watering the flowers, water to a depth of 2 to 4 inches frequently so the soil can stay moist consistently up to 2 + inches depth.
Fertilize your flowers every 3 to 4 weeks all through the summer.
Trim the dead flowers and snip off the back leggy stems to stimulate new plant growth and encourage the plant to bloom.
If you are planting new flowers, then you'll have to water more than once a day until the roots are established.
How To Care For Trees In Summer:
Taking care of your trees throughout the hot summer months results in happy, healthy, strong Trees. Whether it’s trimming, watering, Fertilizing, or pest inspections. Summer is the best time to do them:
You should Fertilize your trees in the summer at least once to help your trees gain rapid growth.
Some deciduous fruit trees like citrus, and desert trees, grow rapidly in the summer so you should give them some adequate watering.
When watering the trees, water to a depth of 2 to 3 inches frequently so the soil can stay moist consistently.