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Emily Smith

Have your potted plants fallen victim to the heatwave? Use this expert advice to revive and rehydrate dried soil

composite of potted plants and watering can being used to water potted plant.

With the heatwave well and truly here, many of us will be spending our time out enjoying the garden. And whilst you might not want to be doing any gardening, your plants may need the extra TLC with such high temperatures.

Unless you've created a drought-tolerant garden, your plants will be quite vulnerable to significant temperature changes. In the same way you may need to help sunburnt plants during a heatwave, your potted plants will require some extra attention when it comes to their soil. Even when you know how to water your garden plants properly, it's all too easy to give them proper hydration more regularly when the weather starts picking up.

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