More than 1,000 firefighters are battling a series of wildfires in Portugal as it and neighboring Spain experience several days of extreme summer heat, with temperatures in many areas rising above 40…
Imagine you hang your clothes out to dry. It is 15 °C outside, but doesn’t rain. After half a day you want to put it back in your drawer but it’s still wet.
Now imagine it is 40°C outside. Surprise, your clothes are completely dry after only half a day. Same goes for plants. My succulents can go three months in the winter without watering and still survive but when it is hot they will be completely dry after a few weeks.
Imagine you hang your clothes out to dry. It is 15 °C outside, but doesn’t rain. After half a day you want to put it back in your drawer but it’s still wet. Now imagine it is 40°C outside. Surprise, your clothes are completely dry after only half a day. Same goes for plants. My succulents can go three months in the winter without watering and still survive but when it is hot they will be completely dry after a few weeks.