PROTECTING YOUR GARDEN FROM THE HEAT
Watering is the most important thing to maintain a healthy garden. As a metropolitan gardener you need to be on top of things to make sure your garden is growing well. Watering in your garden has to be done once a week. When the temperature goes up you need to water your garden more often; two or three times a week. You want the roots to get wet, the plants to be strong, to grow and produce fruits.
VEGETABLES
Vegetables need water to produce fruits. It is very important the plants get water special in a the hot summer. It is crucial the plants get water during the hot summer days. Different plants needs more water than others. Often the plants shows they are dry. The leaves will get yellow. of the leaves get droopy. Peppers are an example of that. When plants lack water the fruits suffer The fruits are very small, and could lack taste. cucumbers is an example of that. Sometimes plants don’t produce fruits at all. eggplants have not come out this summer.
HOW OFTEN YOU NEED TO WATER YOUR GARDEN
We had that happening this summer. It is very hot. There has not been rain. Gardens are water often, however that still is not enough. Rain is needed. Tomatoes need to be water often. As well as all other vegetables. When there is no rain your garden need to be watered 2 to 3 times a week. The water must go down. the roots have to get wet. The water has to go beyond the hot soil surface. Plants need the constant flow of water to do well. Plants that are grown in containers need to have water every day in order to stay growing and giving fruits.
PROTECTION
One way to keep the water in the plant is to cover the plant with a 2 or 3 inches of hay or mulch. Those two things serve as a barrier to keep the soil moist. The mulch o the hay keep the plant moist and cool. Without any mulch or hay plants will stay really hot. You will have to water more often.
WATER
Water H2O2 the most precious commodity we have on earth. It is vital for all forms of life. Water is found on earth in 3 forms. Precipitation rain, Ice the solid state of water, and the gaseous state of water as steam or vapor. water covers around 75 % of the earth surface as oceans, rivers, lakes. We have fresh water and salty water. 70% of the fresh water is used by humans is used for agriculture.
WATER USAGE
We also use water as a solvent a variety of minerals and organic matter. Water is used in cooking and washing, and many different forms of entertainments; all water sports: boating and transportation. Water gives us life. Life can’t exist whiteout water.
