Expert reveals the big mistake that gardeners make who can dry out their lawns

An expert has unveiled a big mistake that gardeners should avoid during heat waves – otherwise they run the risk of drying out their lawns.

Jonathan Hill, the Lawncare expert and director at Turf-growing company Rolawn, said the mirror That the worst thing people can do when it is hot to get their lawns too much.

According to Jonathan, this is because when it’s hot, about moving grass can cause stress for a lawn. “

Green finger -settled people are likely to think that their best option is to grow the grass a little longer during heat waves, he said.

“The shorter the grass, the less shade there is to protect the roots, and therefore the amount of moisture that is kept by them is reduced – grass that is too short will dry out,” the expert revealed.

In addition, Jonathan noticed, gardeners should ensure that when they cut the grass, they must ensure that they use sharp blades. If the mower blades are bone, they can tear the grass.

He explained: ‘To prevent the lawn from being deleted, the cut height of your mower must be increased during dry conditions. A higher setting will make it possible to secure valuable moisture, limit evaporation and encourage stronger, deeper roots to grow, which generally improves drought tolerance. ‘

When people mow, they have to limit the amount of they remove, so that it is no more than a third of the length of the grass sheets in a cut so that they can damage the lawn.

Gardeners must prevent the grass from mowing during heat waves – otherwise they run the risk of drying out their lawns (stock image)

Meanwhile, British Garden -S enthusiast and content maker, Joseph Clark, discussed a big mistake that people make when it comes to care for their plants.

In one video He shared on his Tiktok canal, Joe’s GardenHe said that one of the most common ways in which we water plants probably causes them more harm than good.

According to Joseph, most people give plants ‘from the top’, which means that they stand above the plant and spray water down, so that moisture can be collected on the surface.

Although quickly and conveniently, Joseph warned that this method resulted in ‘bone -dry’ soil under the surface, which could have serious consequences for the health of the plant.

“If you give your pot plants such as this water, you can cause more harm than good,” Joseph said in the video, watering the plant in a circling movement while placing it only a few centimeters above the surface.

He continued: ‘Although the soil may seem saturated, dig a little deeper and can often be bone dry […] Most containers have a light opening between the ground and the inside of the pot, this is especially the case with plastic pots.

In the meantime, garden dexpert Joseph Clark (not shown) has unveiled why the way most people give their plants do not optimally (stock image)

‘Since water always travels the path of the least resistance, it will tear out along the sides of the pot and the drain hole in the bottom.

“This can sometimes let the center of the root dry.”

To remedy this, he unveiled a brilliant hack in which a large drawer or container was filled with water and placed the pot plant in it.

To prove, he filled a large transparent plastic bowl with water until about halfway before he carefully placed a pot plant in it.

“The soil will absorb the water through the drainage holes in the bottom of the pot, so that your plant drank an even everywhere,” he explained.

However, he said that for larger pot plants a slightly different method should be used.

‘Bury a smaller pot in the middle [of the potted plant] And water directly in this – this will put the water straight into the roots. ‘

A clip left the expert on a small container of the funnel of the funnel in the middle of the large pot plant.

He then pushed it deep into the ground of the pot plant before he filled it completely with water.