How To Grow Plants In WARM WEATHER And Dry Regions
Most of us would try to plant our plants when the weather is cooler, wetter, and generally convenient to be out in sun and rain. Through the hot sun work in the garden can be extremely intensive, hot and backbreaking! In a few regions of Australia however, gardeners might not have a selection but to plant during hot weather. Their climates simply do not get much cooler, or if it is cooler it could be too dry. Often also, when it's cooler, nights could be too cold for plants to stay in well.
Fortunately many plants can successfully thrive, even though planted during hot weather, once you take some simple precaution once you plant them. The initial thing you will need to consider is water. Water could be lacking naturally in the soil already, being a hot, possibly desert type area, and it is crucial to water adequately.
You need to start by digging your planting hole to the correct size, nice and big with some organic matter and fertile soil to include back into it. Afterward you need to fill the hole with water. This can be a good idea in virtually any climate, but absolutely crucial if your climate is hot and dry! When you are putting the same soil back in the hole, ensure you water this a bit as well and that means you aren't putting bone dry soil back into the planting hole.
To make the water go further, you can consider adding soil amending elements to your planting hole. Peat Moss and Coco Peat, or other similar things, hold water well and would release it slowly to the roots of the plants. You could add some water saving granules or water crystals to save additional water. Add some of your new soil mixture to the planting hole.
Make sure hot weather plants can be water well before you place it in the hole. Water it well in the pot it really is currently in, or, if it has trouble taking up water, place the complete plant, pot and all, in a bucket of water and let it soak. After the soil of the plant is nice and wet, put the plant with root ball in to the hole. Keep watering the hole so that it stays nice and wet.
Back-fill the hole evenly around the plants' root ball. If the water is draining away quickly, keep adding water when you backfill. If the water is forming a pool, reduce the flow of water so that it doesn't run out of the hole. When you have fully filled up the hole, compress the soil around the plant so it is nice and steady and cannot move. Movement would break off newly grown roots and stops proper settling in of the plant.
Water the plant in the hole well, and form a well around the plant by building a little wall around the hole. The wall will keep the water you supply the plant where it's needed; right above the root ball. It also provides water a chance to soak in to the right spot with no wasteful run off. Fertiliser may also be sent to the roots of the plant without waste.
