Water the pots in summer without making mistakes

If water is necessary for the pots to flower well, it is still necessary to bring it at the right time and in the right way!

• Until early September, bring water in the evening, when the sun goes down. The plants will recover after the heat of the day and evaporation will be less. When the nights get cooler, operate earlier: the clods will have time to dry before the temperatures drop.
• Use a watering can with a long spout to slide it between the plants. Water the soil – the roots will easily absorb the water – without wetting the foliage, as this promotes certain diseases: downy mildew, powdery mildew, gray rot, and rust.
• In hot weather, the needs of plants in full bloom are important. Those located in full sun will hydrate almost every day or every other day, in partial shade. But this frequency is only indicative. The easiest way is to control the humidity of the substrate; touch the surface with your fingers, or even scratch on 1 cm. If you feel the humidity, wait a day before giving the plants a drink. If it is dry, water.

• Not all plants need a lot of water. The geraniums, gazanias, purslane, bidens, hélichrysums, lantana are more sober than petunias, Surfinia, dahlias, impatiens, lobelias and Brugmansia .
• In the case of an absence of a few days, install irrigator cones mounted on plastic bottles of mineral water. Prune open and faded flowers, leave the buds. 

You will enjoy your pots when you come home while limiting your water needs.