Gardening in Extreme Heat // Getting Your Summer Garden Through a Heat Wave
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- Опубліковано 22 сер 2020
- In this organic garden video, Brian goes over several ways to get your summer garden through a heat wave or an extremely hot summer. Some of these tips include ways to "de-stress" your plants, the use of shade cloth, mulch and proper watering techniques.
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Speaking of heatwave, 2023 Houston is hot 🥵 tysm for this two years later ❤
One of your most valuable vids ever...all us noobs make watering mistakes
We're down to the high 90s this week It was in the hundreds last week. I'm actually thrilled when I see the forecast and nothing's over a hundred lol. 80s would be just amazing I can't wait for fall.
This is a timely reminder. We’re at the end of winter here, a month away from Spring. Our summer temps will regularly get to 40 degrees and, like yours, accompanied by fires. To stand a chance, we have to fully charge the soil with water during winter, build up the soil with compost during winter and really deeply mulch just before summer strikes. Then get as much planted early as possible (to get a big harvest early). If mid summer will be really hot, plan for fewer plants in ground, but more in containers that can be placed in the shade, increase the mulch on garden beds and continue to drip irrigate, to keep the soil life alive. Resume “normal gardening” once the fiercest heat has passed. It’s an uncertain thing, though as the seasons are changing. A bit of luck helps!
The container idea is a good one, I should do more of that for the cooler weather plants that I wish I could keep throughout the summer
Great info! we are in 100's in Central Texas for past several weeks. Found out the hard way what is heat resistant and what is not! :) My first year gardening was trials and errors and majority of my victories I owe it to you, Brian! Very happy I came across your channel. Can not wait for next spring! I am working on my raised beds already, I have drip irrigation (needs to be set up after garden beds are done), compost is "cooking". I even "infected" my Bestie with gardening. Thank you Brian!!! The only thing that is surviving our heat is Cayenne pepper. Seems like heat sped up its growth
We've been in the 100's for several weeks up in Utah too, luckily we don't have the humidity so it's a little more bearable.
We're still in the upper 90s and low 100s--really good info
Thank you!
Love your shirt. I'm a big SW fan.
Growing a garden in the Phoenix area in summer is a challenge. I've had success this year with constant western exposure and half overhead shade cloth and sub-irrigation. I've recently added misters (like what you might have at an outdoor cafe), which don't use a ton of water. The faucet is less than 1/4 turn open, and it cuts the temperature from 110 to about 90.
Thanks for the info! Shade cloth is probably the most important thing right now besides water. Living in Las Vegas, everyday in the summer is a heat wave. But the current heatwave really killed most of my "heat loving plants" that are not under some kind of shade.. It'll be a blessing for the temperature to drop below 100F.
Great info! I have been gardening for many years but have only had a UA-cam channel for a couple of years. I appreciate the info you put out and have applied some of it to my garden and my channel.
Your heat wave is my normal summer... days in the low 80's are very cool and pleasant.
I can definitely recommend the shade cloth and mulch. Here in SE New Mexico we have had temps over 90 for weeks. I bought 70% shade cloth, and using infrared thermometer it seems to make a 15-30 difference in ground temperature. Tomato plants seemed to be around 80-85, if I remember right. Not a scientific test, so don't take it as fact. Also, this might be too much shade, but I will remove it when temps stay under 90.
For mulch, I used a couple of inches of cedar shavings (hoping for some additional benefit off pest reduction), and a couple more of chopped straw. Works great! Even in this heat ground seems to stay moist for two days. We are in monsoon season now, with pretty frequent afternoon thunderstorms, which make it had to decide on watering or not. I have a very small 8'x8' plot, so I do allot of spot watering if I think the individual plant needs it.
Forgot to mention, in the hottest part of the day, I sometimes wet down the mulch (and even the shade cloth) to try and get some evaporative cooling.
Not sure if it helps, probably doesn't last long.
Solar Fire Tomato is really growing, putting out lots of blossoms, but no fruit yet. Very small cherry tomato plants do have some tomatoes on them.
Pepper plants are putting out some pods. Santa Fe Grande Pepper has 12 or so, but I have pampered it, it's in a container, and I was bringing it inside during the worst heat.
I'm in the Mojave desert and we've been 105+ for awhile..and several more days expected. I use a combination of shade cloth over everything (75%) dried grass clippings and spraying the whole garden with water. Soil can get to 140+ on the normal and mulch alone cuts 10-20 degrees. Shade cloth about 10-15. It's dry here so watering the soil helps as well to keep the heat from getting to deep. I can't do much about the air temp but the combination effect has kept everything alive. Most bounce back as soon as the sun sets from any wilting. Eggplants stopped producing and pole vines just drop the flowers. The only thing that seems to not care is sweet potatoes. Ive yet to see any wilt, no shade, no mulch no extra watering. ...and no idea if theyll produce anything...yet. theyve needed to be trimmed back to keep the vines under control.
I have a question for a faq Friday (or maybe a full segment?). What should I do to my garden now that my growing season is done (or mostly done) to get it ready to winterize? Should I put compost now or keep that going for next year? Should I cover the raised bed for the winter (we get lots of snow and below zero)? I would imagine it’s different across the country but I would think many might have that question. Hope you get this! Have a great week!
*Great tips!*
My 95% container garden (about 75 pots & boxes) is struggling in the heat because I don't have a faucet outside so I need to hook a hose to my kitchen faucet and run the line out my propped open door (I am disabled and this wipes me out). I fill a bunch of buckets, jugs, 15gal tote AND a _big, fake/plastic whiskey half-barrel planter thingy_ . It's a tough job and last week I lost 2 squash plants and my currant tomatoes took a beating. Now I put a gallon jug next to EVERY tomato and pepper plant for emergencies, even though the heat won't be a big factor now- but sometimes September gets pretty warm.
I try to let the chlorine smell air out for a day... but during the heatwaves, I am forced to water straight from the hose. I think my tap water kills some beneficial bacteria in my organic fertilizers and teas. Learning from this year: that I need to plant my squash, peppers and tomatoes in BIGGER pots. 4 & 5-gallon buckets dry out too quickly.
Well I have to hand it to you. That's commitment! 👌👌👍👍👏👏
May I make a suggestion? If it rains in your area collect your rainwater in buckets or maybe some smaller containers close to your plants. Then you could use that water instead of the hose water. I collect rain water and store it in milk or bleach jugs. I applaud your efforts to have a garden. I have osteoporosis and have difficulty carrying heavy objects. Good luck and happy gardening🍆🍅🌽🐝🐞😆
And mulch!
@DD O'Brien You might want to look into self-watering containers. There's lots of ways that you can make them yourself that don't cost as much as the ones you purchase. Maybe get some help with making them.
of course self-watering doesn't mean they're going to actually water themselves but you don't have to water them as often. You have a reservoir at the bottom of the plant.
Arms family homestead, Leon, I'll look for some and post them.
I've also seen fairly inexpensive drip kits on Amazon. Because my yard is mostly shade.. My raised beds and containers are very inconvenient for normal drip so I'm thinking about rigging up some different drip situations.
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Very helpful, especially about the planting densely thing. I think I’ll try a Three Sisters bed next year.
Added to the heat, we're surrounded by fires. So far no evacuation orders, but we have thunderstorms warnings for this weekend. Our air quality has been unhealthy and we've had ash falling on everything. Life in Northern California is pretty exciting these days.
@moon shadow I go outside first thing in the morning when the air quality is better to harvest and water but all my other gardening tasks are being neglected.
I just read through the comments about ‘real’ heat. I am grateful for our 87 degrees feels like 90, few day heat wave. Here in the mid west, our temperatures have a wide range, jumping constantly, I figure when it’s cool, the greens are happy and when it’s hot, the melons are happy. I mulched with leaves around the tomatoes this summer. The second day after I spread the mulch, we had high winds, gusting into the 40s and a down pour of 3” in short time. There went the mulch and big time splash back!! I put straw under the squashes and the straw did better. Next year, I’m going to try more straw ;). Thanks for another great video. I look forward to Brian days :))
Aww thank you😊 im grateful for my manageable heat also!
I actually have to try not to over water or worse yet water in the heat of the day. This might be a repeat but here are some notes on gardening in the heat in case anyone wants them... Only water early in the morning before the sun comes up or soon after. Never water your plants during the heat of the day because the water grabs hold of all the surface heat of the soil and rapidly carries it down to the roots of the plant and burns them resulting in shock and possible damage.
Don’t plant seeds during the hot spells because even if the seed germinates it’ll dry out rapidly and die. The sprouts are so tender and haven’t created their defense system yet so they will also get sunburned easily.
Don’t fertilize until the weather cools off. Plants shut down and go into a type of dormancy until the weather cools and if you fertilize you’ll break the dormancy and cause the plant to use up their energy stores and the plant will become stressed.
Only use manual removal of pests during this time because even organically approved sprays will further stress your plants much like fertilizing. Spraying will damage the plant more than the pests so wait until the weather cools before spraying.
You need to pick the ripe fruit asap during the heat. Do not let ripe fruit sit on the plant because it creates more stress for the plant to bring nutrients to the ripe fruit than if you picked it and the plant could focus on the rest of the crop while trying to survive the heat spell.
Harvest your leafy greens during the early morning hours while they are still crisp. They tend to wilt as the heat rises.
If you have shade cloth your plants will love you for it. You can use sheer curtains and old white sheets if necessary.
When the temps hit 90 degrees or higher the plants have to do all they can to stay alive. It’s very common for tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers and squash flowers to dry up and drop off. The plant can’t afford to put any energy into creating more fruit until the high temps have passed.
All container plants need a deep soaking 2 times a day to survive the heat.
Provide a deep mulch to all your garden and flower beds. It helps with moisture retention and to keep the soil cool during the heat of the day.
Thank you
Great info. I planted densely, but for no other reason than I wanted to. Turns out that helps. Yay!
Yay!
Me too
Shading the ground to inhibit evaporation is underrated ❤
@@Lavonne9870 - That is a WAY good way to look at it. Thanks!
Thanks for the tips. I’m in inland Southern California and the temperature has been topping out at 95-105 for the last couple of weeks. Most of my plants have pretty much shut down because of the heat except for the melons which are ripening really quickly. Looks to be a good time to start prepping the soil for the winter garden.
Hi. When did you start planting your melons? Thanks
Thanks for these tips. With global warming our summer temperatures here in NZ are becoming more and more intensely hot, with much less rain. I'm not used to this and so your tips are timely, especially helping me not to freak out when all the cucumber leaves go into wilt mode in the heat, even though I watered them that morning.
Thanks for posting this! We've had weather in the high nineties and hundreds for over a month and are expecting 108 this Sunday - Yikes! I have been putting a shade cloth over two adjacent beds and use burlap and fabric over most of the rest. What I can, I've moved under an awning. I recently started using micro-bark as mulch around my plants and this seems to help. I even use things like cardboard boxes or any other obstacle to create temporary shade since our greatest heat is in the very late afternoon. I have to water twice a day almost every day in this heat. I am keeping my seedlings for fall indoors for as long as possible because it is much cooler in the house. Next season I will definitely be looking for "heat tolerant" seeds! Thanks for all the great tips! I have learned so much from you this year !
Hot stuff. Watermelon, my opinion, tastes and more.... Satisfying when 90-95ish. Very thirsty.
We just had horrible fires here in Northern Ca. Wife and I drove up to Fort Bragg for a few days to escape. I left my irrigation on timer and my tomatoes did fine. Still smokey here and 98 instead on 108. Cukes and radishes and habaneros and spinach and carrots did well.All on timers.
Sorry if I missed it, but is there an update on the hooks? I'm in South Orange County and have recently propagated ~20 suckers in 5 gallon buckets with the intent to use hooks to drag them down the length of my side yard. Hope your health is well in this heat!
@@paulsardis I bought these and they work well ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o03_s00
Thanks 👍
Also in SoCal and most of my tomatoes lost their flowers, but there is still time this season.
I just put down some pine needle mulch because I have a pine tree, so it's free.
I got another tomato plant for my son since his were eaten and he doesn't have the patience to wait for seeds to grow (he's 4). It's called Phoenix and it's supposed to be heat resistant. I put it in the front garden where there is less of a rodent problem.
I talked to some people about getting an owl to nest here and it's too late in the season for attracting an owl, so I will be put one up in the pine tree at the end of winter (February here)
Good morning everyone!
Good morning!🌄
Good info, first time growing veggies and I just planted them in with the weeds! Funny but mostly it worked. Thinking I can make this effort better, excited and can hardly wait!
This my first year planting watermelon. The seeds were difficult to pop. So, I just planted a bunch and hope.
Cool shirt!
The only plant for me, that produced constantly without any issues in the Texas heat of 100's is Okra. Okra needed no shade and was very pest resistant, It's not picky with watering and grew tall enough to provide shade for smaller herbs. I am not sure how my sweet potatoes will turn out yet but I think they will also be okay.
Use Beach Umbrellas. They work great for Shade!
Hello😁I thank you for the advice I took notes 😂see you Tuesday's god bless you and your family 😂
Thank you!
In addition to hot weather we are having heavy rains nearly everyday. It’s causing my tomatoes to split open. I finally get great tomatoes going thanks to your advice and now the rains. I may need to put an umbrella over each of them😂😂😳😂
Oh no.😭😭😭
Today is 108 and for the next week 5 % for rain and over 105 all week my pumpkin is doing great as well as my cucumbers I'm growing tomatoes to but there inside right now there 3 weeks old lol
Wow, I envy your weather! We hit upper 90s in April, this year (San Antonio, TX), way too early. May was about the same, but we had good rain. June and July were extremely hot. We hit 100+ weather sine the middle of July, and we've been at 100+ since then. We are finally dropping to upper 90s, but heat indices are in the 100s. We haven't had weather this crazy in a while. Usually we hit upper 90s in June and we are mild in April and may. Mid July is when we begin to see temps rising into the 100s, but this year, heat killed off our veggies, way too early. We're getting our fall garden ready, though, so there is hope! Thank you for the advice!
The weather is the only reason I'm still here🤣🤣 well that and family👍😊
yes, here in Mallorca, Spain we have had constant temps around 100ºF, quite unbearable for humans in the shade, my poor plants suffer outside, I deep mulch, and use shade cloth for the most delicate ones, and put my tomatoes in the shade ! lol
Dry and warmer than usual here in Maine!
I'm new on gardening and this channel I love your videos and your humour 😊 thanks
We got a very hot summer last 2 out of 3 years here in Denmark 🇩🇰
I'm starting in container for now so no plant in the ground yet
Som of hot week we go on holiday do you have a idea how to take care of your plants when you are away?
Here in the sierra foothills it has been scorching heat. My beans really took a beating. It gets the hot west sun so I put up a market umbrella. That did extend my harvest until just the lately when the smoke from the fires added to the heat. They just gave up. Will make some changes for next year. Had great beans while they lasted.
Thank you, I have some fall seedlings started and am curious as to best ways to proceed. Swiss chard, collards, beets, broccoli, winter squash have germinated, also am growing a nice crop of tomato horn caterpillars here in San Diego ... love your program
“Heat wave in the 90’s”
Me an HVAC tech in Arizona: “first time?”
My plants are struggling and for some reason this year my back yard is full of black widows which makes me scared to just stick my hand in my plants to trim and take the fruits off. But I’ll have to find the courage to do it because I have seen some tomatoes and bell peppers. Hope fully that will help my plants
Wear gloves! Spray your plants down well in the morning, front and back. Then spray the leaves well with peppermint oil mix in a gallon of water. The pump sprayer with the adjustable wand is your best bet to get in under all the leaves.
I finally had to break out the shade cloth yesterday. I didn’t think I was going to use it this year.
Good morning 🌞 Thank you for the video. Great info. I feel like I'm the one wilting in our summer heat. 90's for weeks and always 2 or more weeks over 100 (108 last week) here in southern Oregon. Ugh....
While that's warm yes I feel wilting as well lol
Getting south Texas heat! Definitely need this info. Thank you!🙏
Oh yes!
Far west tx, guadalupe desert, 104 daily since mid june. Yeah 40% shade for all plants guaranteed.
I’ve watched so many of your videos Brian and I love them all! I have a silly question. I don’t trust my finger. I understand that if I put my finger in 2 inches and if it feels moist then I don’t need to water. I’ve learned I have the overwaterer disease 🙄. Will you please define moist? Am I thinking about the tip of my finger (at the 2 inch mark) feeling moist like a wrung out sponge? I often notice the ground above the tip feeling dry and I then water...
Thank you! .....Lol. Totally get it! A little more like a non wrung out sponge. Not soggy but damp.
I always try to feel for if it's cool down there. I figure if the tip of my finger is feeling coolness that it's probably moist enough. Course that could be wrong but my plans are still alive lmao.
I definitely have the same problem!
Yeap, thats a constant problem for me, here in florida we have had a feel like temperatures in the 100s for a few weeks, we had a small break, but today, back to 102. So much fun! Poor plants. 😔
Thank you for the great info! California, especially around LA reminds me so much of Winnipeg in summer! Well, we have been in a heat wave here since July- 90° +. It had cooled down to the mid 80s last week, and the tomatoes started ripening! Now that we are back into the 90s, ripening has slowed. I am looking forward to your video on saving tomato seeds! (Your comments about a stressed plant makes sense re my peppers. I moved them to the sunroom last week as we had a night go down to 57°, but one plant suddenly has aphids. I sprayed with soapy water yesterday and just washed them off in the bathtub- hoping thats enough or may use Insecticidal soap. Would Neem be better? I plan to over winter these babies so want to help them as much as possible! ❤ Have an awesome day and stay cool! 🌞🦋
Thank you so much for your lovely videos. Great channel! Have learnt so much from you ♡ But please, please, please, make a video about your beautiful Burgmansia. Mine is very unhappy and I don't know what to do. Thank you in advance!
Can cedar mulch be used for vegetables? I have a few bags that I bought from HD a while back. Thanks for the great, educational videos!
We have had 34 days this year of 110 degrees (43-44C).....it has not been below 100 here since May ...... it’s 7:30 am and it’s 90 degrees.....summer gardening here just does not work real great.....but I am set right now for the fall...have the seedlings Harding off now and will soon be able the get going again...I lose the months of June July and August ....but the rest of the year is great.....
Is it alright to use tents and umbrellas when it's 95-105 and not shadecloth? Maybe take the umbrellas down at say 4-5 PM so they get some sun? Thank you my friend
Thank you for this. Here in Ohio we have it 80*f and my roses are terrible. To make things worse, I just found Poison Evy near it. How do I get rid of that? Thanks again!
Dealing with the extreme heat has always been an issue with my garden over the years. I always try and pretend I can keep my leafy greens going during the summer, but they always bolt, and then tend to be REALLY bitter.
My beet have spots on the leaves...I think due to the heat and humidiy. Might of a fungus? Is there anything I can due to save them
It has been ghastly hot here (110+ degree heat some days) and now there is this horrible smoke problem going on. My poor plants are really suffering.
Central Valley heat waves are 105+
Can I keep my plants under Agribon hoop shade all season?
Any hints on what to do when the air is full of wildfire smoke?
Damn, it's horrible out here in a valley east of
San Francisco. Snowing ashes the other day, in 100+ temps.
Been there a few times myself. Keep plants watered. When safe to go outside you csn spray the ash off the leaves.
Fire ash seems to choke my zucchini flowers. I pull my Z once the air quality starts being constantly high in fire season
We have horrible fires and the air has been smoky and asky air with no sun for about 5 days what do I do? My tomatoes are dying
Thumbs up @ 3 seconds because... Star Wars.
Lol. Thanks!😃
It's now the smoke!!!!! My plants haven't seen organic sun in days... im washing ash off every night but.... im worried between the heat and the fires, my plants are confused.
Tina Rude I feel for you Tina. Gardening is hard work without fires raging around you. I don’t think the plants know how to protect themselves under the fire ravaged circumstances and I can’t think of anything to help other than what you are doing. Best of luck and stay safe Tina.
Thanks for the tips. I was wondering if you have any suggestions for me, as my spaghetti squash and sugar baby watermelon plants keep having the baby fruits shrivel up and die.
I get so excited when I see new baby fruit, but then a day or two later, I realize they're dying. I do have them growing in 5 gallon buckets, and they're sending out shoots like crazy, but I'm not yielding any fruit.
Help?
It's a pollination issue. I have a video from a couple months ago with the title something like R your squash shriveling and dying. Watched that and it will give you several ways to handle it
Thank you so much. I was so excited as the plant grew, then was bummed when the fruit died over and over again.
Quick question... Will neem oil harm bees? I have an infestation of spider mites all over the main part of my watermelon plants, but I'm worried about harming the bees.
How long are your bamboo stakes for your bean teepees. 6ft? Or 4ft?
6 feet works better than 4 feet
Eastern Washington has been in a bad heat wave of triple digits for over a week.
Yikes!
How old is that Star Wars t-shirt? It looks like it's from the 70's.
Only a few years old. I think I got it at target or Kohl's. The only thing from the 70s is the guy in it lol.
Bay area heat. Antioch.
Is there an avenue in which I can reach you? Email? My garden has become my life and I just love being in it but I'm not producing much. My flowers are doing great my peppers great but my squash and melon are having pollenation issues and babies ive planted in july arent ready for transplanting yet!!! Eeek!
why doesn't this video come into my email anymore?
Perhaps resetting the bell icon near the subscribe button will help.
How much water does your garden use? Isn't your state in a historic drought?
and if your soil is so hard that you can't stick your finger into it, you have clay, which can hold water deep down, but cracks on the surface.
The best watermelons grows in israel.
Is this guy married??
Yes. He is.😁
Love watching your channel and ive been wondering....had to ask. We are up in new york so i love how u give all types of info
Why are you saying “heatwave” when actually accurate description would be extreme climate change and global warming. Not very responsible as a nature lover and gardener. As someone connected nature, please be honest. Let’s all called what is happening, the history records will show we took notice while others looked the other way.
Because it is a heat wave. "A short uncharacteristic (for this area) hot spell."
California Garden TV - Advice for All Climates but every year these “heat waves” have the words “record breaking temperature” attached to then.
@@Ded-Ede please understand the distinction between micro climates' variations and macro cycles. Don't mistake politics for science.