If you have a little kitchen garden in your porch or some house plants that you have placed outdoors, you must notice that they wither if they are placed under the direct sun in the summers. Plants, just like humans can tolerate a specific amount of sunlight and anything in excess will be harmful to them. So if you want to protect your oxygen factories and your green friends, Marygrove retractable awnings are going to be very useful for you. Plant keepers get really worried about their plants being out in the open on very hot days or very cold days when you have a Marygrove awning installed, you will have to no longer worry because we’ve got your back.
Having an automatic awning installed is going to help you in your plant keeping hobby in the following ways:
- Protect from the midday sun: Plants need sunlight and it is very important for healthy plant growth. But as everything in excess is dangerous, even the most essential things for plant life become dangerous in excess. In the middle of summer, temperatures can rise to dangerous levels and direct sun can kill fragile plants instantly. An automated retractable awning will enable you to provide the essential light while protecting the plants from being directly under the sun. This can be done by scheduling rolling and unrolling times with the time of the day, for instance, the awning can unroll at 10 AM and then roll at 4 PM so plants are protected. Another advantage is that the plants will be protected even when you’re away because the awnings will work automatically.
- Protect from cold winds: The cold and harsh winds of winter as just as deadly as hot sun rays for vulnerable plants. The wind having great force as a gale can damage or even break and blow down the strongest tree with deep roots. Depending on which part of the globe you live in, this storm damage can occur in winter, summer, fall or spring, in short, any time of the year. Winter cold winds are particularly damaging because plants are unable to replace the water they lose and become desiccated. An awning with side and front shields will instantly make your porch a makeshift greenhouse for your plants. This awning will provide shelter from cold winds during the cold hours and automatically retract when the sun comes out for giving your plants the ideal growing conditions.
- Protect from drying out or excess rain: When an awning shields the plant pots from direct sunlight, it acts to prevent the water from getting evaporated from the soil. As well as the soil, water is lost through transpiration through the leaves which also gets faster in sunlight. A shade provided by the awning will shade the plants to retain the water. When you’re away and cannot water your plants, the awning can automatically retract to let the water in so the plants can quench their thirst, but too much water is as harmful to plant as direct sunlight. So the awning, when programmed with a sensor, will automatically unroll to prevent excess watering of the plants.
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