Some Ways to Protect Your Plants from Sunlight

Some Ways to Protect Your Plants from Sunlight

With the temperature rising in the next couple of months, beginners at the art of gardening must be worried about their plants getting sunburn or dying from too much sunlight. True gardeners know how important it is to protect your plants from sunburn.

It takes some time for the plants to die from harsh sunlight, however, while they are in the middle of the process, they start to lose their green color. Thus making it extremely unattractive. 

There is no need for you to worry! We have compiled some of the best tips and tricks for you to try and protect your plants from sunburn.

Shall we?

Put Mulch on your plants

We have discussed above what direct sunlight does to a plant. Mulch can protect your plants. 

Mulch is applied to the surface of the soil of a plant, it is a mixture of various materials, leaves, hay, shredded bark, grass clippings. 

Mulch helps you by restoring the moisture of your plant. It does not let the water evaporate form the roots. You don’t need to go looking for mulch, you can simply make it yourself by adding the above mentioned substance. 

However, make sure you don’t add too much of the substance, otherwise, your roots won’t be able to get the required amount of sunlight.

Water the plants in the morning

When you wake up in the morning, are you thirsty? Do you drink water? The plants, just like us, need water in the morning. Early morning watering is healthy for plants. 

During the hours of the day with harsh sunlight, almost every ounce of water is pulled out of the roots. So, before those hours come, make sure that you water your plants, so that when the water is pulled out of them, some water is left behind, so your plants do not get dehydrated. 

In the days, with extreme sunlight, you can water the plants twice, not only would this help your plants but also give you a cool environment.

Provide Shade

Another effective way of making sure that your plants don’t die of sunburn is simply saving them from direct sunlight. You can either use a beach umbrella, or a shade cloth. There is a range of options you can use to cover your plants.

However, if you cover your plants too closely, the insects won’t be able to pollinate your plants, and the plants would end up dying.  

Plant seeds deeper

If you live in a place that is hot all year round, you should try to plant seeds deeper than normal. During spring, fall or winter the days are cooler, the evaporation rate is considerably lower than during summers and especially in the days of harsh sunlight. 

When water evaporates, the seeds get dehydrated, however, if you plant seeds deeper than normal, high evaporation rate might not affect it too much, and thus won’t dry.

These are some of the best ways to protect your plants from sunlight. 

Happy gardening!