HOW TO SAVE YOUR PLANTS IN SUMMER.

If you haven't read our last article, haven't been able to properly prepare your plants, or all your efforts have not been enough to fight against the heat, and your plants have suffered, don't worry. It is still possible to save them, and we will help you get them back on their feet.

1. TAKE STOCK

Where are your plants ? If the substrate East totally dry, and/or that the leaves are soft to the touch, or worse already spread out on the ground, give a bath to your plants.

Watering them from the bottom of the pot will prevent no more damage to the leaves already weakened, and the plant will absorb what it needs. Remember not to give fresh water, let your water take the room temperature.

The bath usually lasts between 5 and 10 minutes, but you can let your plant soak until its leaves have straightened up.

If some leaves remain soft, they will need to be to cut, you must then cut at the lowest point of the stem.

If the leaves have dried, you have to cut them. A dry, yellow or brown leaf will not turn green again. However, if more than half of the leaves on a plant have been affected, do not cut them all at once and let the plant get rid of them on its own.

The size can allow to make cuttings.

2. CUTTING

If your plants are really damaged, you can try to to cut, Or multiply, in order to give them a second life. Several methods are possible depending on the varieties : leaf cutting, stem or even section, in water or soil, the choice is yours !

You can consult our guides already available to learn how to multiply your plants easily.

If your plants are completely dried out, limp and not straightening up, it may be too late for them. You can prune them, take cuttings, try to save a few stems or leaves, but you will have to part with the plant. It does not matter, you have already taken good care of your plant, and sometimes nature is stronger than us !

If you travel often or have a globetrotting soul, opt instead for plants " autonomous ». Some varieties can stand being alone for a few weeks, like the sansevieria, THE ceropegia and the zamioculcas. These are not optimal growing conditions for these plants but they will survive.