Kitchen Garden Tips: Coriander and mint will not let you dry in the scorching heat, just try these 5 amazing gardening tips.

News India Live, Digital Desk: As the summer season approaches, saving the delicate plants in the kitchen garden, especially coriander and mint, becomes a big challenge. Due to strong sunlight and heat wave, these plants often turn yellow and start drying up. While mint gives a feeling of coolness, coriander enhances the taste of every dish, hence proper care of them is very important. 5 surefire ways to save coriander and mint in summer (Gardening Tips) 1. Choosing the Right Spot: Both coriander and mint should be protected from direct and strong afternoon sunlight. Tip: Keep your pots in a place where it gets 2-3 hours of sunlight in the morning and ‘semi-shade’ in the afternoon. You can also keep them under the shade of big plants.2. Mulching is important. ‘Mulching’ is the best way to maintain the moisture of the soil. How to do: Spread dry leaves, grass or coconut shavings on the upper soil of the pot. Due to this, the sun’s rays do not fall directly on the soil and moisture remains for a long time.3. Right time for watering (Watering Rule) In summer, plants may need water twice a day, but keep in mind the time. Rule: Always water in the morning before sunrise or in the evening after sunset. Watering in the afternoon causes the soil to heat up and may burn the roots.4. Pruning and Harvesting: The higher the top of the mint is cut, the denser it grows. Tip: Pluck the top leaves from time to time. This will produce new branches and the plant will become ‘bushy’. If flowers start appearing in coriander, remove them immediately, otherwise the leaves will stop growing.5. Natural Fertilizer: Use cold manure instead of chemical fertilizer. Home remedy: Soak old cow dung or vermi compost in water and add its liquid fertilizer. Using the remaining water after washing rice also proves to be a ‘boon’ for these plants. Special ‘self-watering’ trick for mint. If you forget to water frequently, keep a small water tray under the mint pot. Mint is a moisture loving plant and will keep absorbing moisture from below through its roots. How to protect it from white insects? Coriander is often attacked by small white insects (Aphids) in summer. To avoid these, mix half a teaspoon of Neem oil and a little dish soap in 1 liter of water and spray it once a week.