evaporates before even being absorbed by the plants. That’s why the ideal time to water your garden is at dawn or dusk in summer. This helps reduce evaporation and leaf scorching from the sun. Effective watering means watering slowly so that the water does not run off and is well absorbed by the ...
an alert when temperatures exceed 33°C during the day and do not drop below 20°C at night. For plants, such a phenomenon is synonymous with significant evaporation. At the same time, drought occurs when precipitation is rare or non-existent. In France, such a lack of rain usually occurs in summer ...
more sustainably, it's best to take your shower lukewarm and not dry off completely as you exit the shower. In fact, the body cools itself best by evaporation, as evidenced by the natural mechanism of sweating, which lowers body temperature by evaporating. To note: after a sports session or an ...
ember only one thing to do for maintaining a dry vegetable garden, it is definitely mulching! Mulching the soil has only advantages because it limits evaporation, reduces water stress on plants and improves soil structure. Useful in any season, mulching is even more essential in summer, to protec ...
prevent the appearance of an impermeable crust on bare soil. The following spring, you can push back this mulch to let the soil warm up. 2- It limits evaporation. In the summer, using cereal straw as mulch in the vegetable garden is very useful. Spreading a nice layer of this material at the base of ...
or ferns. This mulch, with a thickness of 3 to 5 cm, prevents the fruits from touching the ground. This helps to limit rot and weeds and slows down evaporation. You can thus space out watering. Water preferably early in the morning, on average once a week. Note: this plant is sensitive to sprin ...
you use a fan(s) to cool down, don't direct the airflow toward your plants. Most houseplants do not like drafts. Heavy air movement increases water evaporation and thus may further dry out plants and cause them to wilt. 5- Create a microclimate In hot weather, green plants suffer more from d ...
g heatwaves are not only difficult to bear. They are also bad for your health! Indeed, they quickly lower body temperature due to the cold water and evaporation of water on the skin. They cause a sudden thermal shock that the body will have to compensate for with a rapid increase in temperature. 4- ...
majority of them) cannot germinate. It is estimated that more than 90% of weed seeds do not germinate under mulch. Mulching with hay also helps to limit the evaporation of water from the soil surface and increases the porosity of the earth. Thanks to intense biological activity, the soil becomes m ...
edded the tree or chipped it into mulch, you can use it as mulch at the base of your acid-loving plants. Like all plant mulches, pine shred helps to limit water evaporation and the growth of weeds on the soil surface. Spread on the ground in January, this mulch also helps to protect plants from the ...
without sacrificing the garden's aesthetic aspect. 5- Use mulch to retain moisture. Mulching is a well-known trick to maintain soil freshness, limit evaporation, and hinder weed growth. Of course, it is important to choose a mulch suitable for each type of planting. 6- Avoid lawns. In the 1980s, m ...
