I’m a gardening expert – four jobs you shouldn’t bother with during the heatwave and why trying to kill weeds won’t work

WITH THE sun out in full force you may think it's the perfect time to tend to your garden.

But a gardening expert have revealed the four jobs you shouldn't bother with during the heatwave as they can make your garden worse.

1

Using weed killer

A healthy lawn will grow rapidly in the summer and those pesky weeds are no different.

But your wasting your time and money using weed killer on them, the reports.

using weed killer in this sort of heat is ineffective as the dry texture makes it hard for your grass to absorb the chemicals.

Carlos Real, lawn care expert and managing director of TotalLawn explains: "Even if you want to remove weeds, chances are they’re not budging until after the sun anyway!”

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Feeding your lawn

Feeding your lawn is acceptable in hot weather - but only if you promise to water it every day.

Granulated feed can actually burn your lawn if it isn't watered properly, the expert adds.

It's best to put feeding on pause until after the heatwave once heavy rain has fallen.

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Keep off the grass

Obviously with the sun blazing down you want to spend as much time in your garden as possible.

But lots of traffic on your lawn can damage it by compacting your lawn's surface, says Carlos.

To protect your green space, minimise walking over it and putting a paddling pool on it.

Mowing it often

As your lawn grows quicker in the summer, you're probably spending more time mowing it.

but unless you are watering it daily it could be damaging your lawn.

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Carlos said: “If you are watering regularly, then you should carry on mowing every two to three days, but if you can’t commit to solidly watering your lawn, it’s best to avoid mowing too.”

It can stress your lawn out and cause further damage while it tries to recover.

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