Summer is the period when garden maintenance is prioritised. Since the weather is so extreme in Adelaide during the summer, there’s more focus on maintaining the growth from spring. Please get your plants to grow during this hot season, but maintenance is critical. You wouldn’t want your flowers to wilt because you underrated summer.
So, how can you maintain and ensure the growth of your plants in your summer garden? Here are some garden maintenance tips you’ll need for your Adelaide home.
When you’re going for garden maintenance, the most important thing is giving your plants the necessary nutrients. And what gives or aids plants in getting most of the nutrients they need? Water. Make sure you’re not over or underwatering your plants this summer—try to find a proper balance.
If you’re manually watering your plants, dipping your hand two inches into the soil is an excellent way to know how much water your garden needs. If your hand comes out dry, you need to water it; if it comes out wet, there’s enough water.
With irrigation systems, you’ll need to observe just how much water your plants need to know how frequently they need watering. A good tip is to water your garden every morning to get them through the day, and if they’re dry by evening, you can top it up. This is rarely the case, so you should be okay watering your plants thrice a week.
The sun is so brutal during the summer that all the water you give your plants is drying up. If you want your plants to retain all the moisture, you’ll need to mulch and mulch. Mulching is always a good idea, especially when looking at garden maintenance. It helps you retain water and boosts soil health—a win-win.
Unless you over-mulch or use the wrong mulch, carefully select the best mulch you can find for your soil; any damage would take a long time to fix.
The dreaded prune! Cutting off parts of your prized flowers and plants is never easy, but it’s always necessary. Trim your plants early so they don’t get infected and damage the whole plant. Instead of parting with a branch, you’ll have to part with the entire flower or vegetable.
Ensure your tools are very sharp so the cuts are clean.
Fertilising your plants is a must during the summer. For garden maintenance, your soil needs to get all the vital nutrients. However, it would be best not to use too much fertiliser because excess could stunt growth and make your plants vulnerable.
Before using fertiliser on your soil, test it to see what nutrients it lacks and how much it needs.
Garden maintenance is significant and challenging; you’ll need professional assistance. Guaranteed garden maintenance services can install irrigation systems for you and prune and fertilise your soil. We can do any gardening project you have in mind, no matter how small. Please message us so that we can discuss this.
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