Preparing for Rain after a Heatwave
The last two heatwaves and serious lack of rain has had severe consequences on water availability in many counties in the UK and our gardens have really suffered. With reports of heavy rain and possible flash flooding in the next few days there are a few things we can all do to ready our gardens and not waste that very precious resource – water!
When soil is parched through lack of water it becomes compacted and the gaps between particles gets smaller and smaller, as such any rain that falls won’t be able to penetrate and be absorbed by the plants or grass that are desperately in need. Instead, it will just run off causing the flash flooding they have said is highly likely.