Daylilies for really extreme heat?
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Frequencdy of watering during extreme heat.
Comments (13)A significant portion of my orchids in the greenhouse are mounted bare root or in empty wood baskets. In the summer, the greenhouse has misters that are hooked up to a timer. 2 minute runs every 30 minutes from 10:00AM to 5:00PM. This cools down the GH and provides humidity to the plants. This portion of southern California never sees any clouds in spring or summer so we are exposed to maximum daylight and heat. And I dont think I had to water more frequently than last year. We are still getting the same 110F summer every year :) Plant growth is limited by the least available factor. Given that your plants already receive sufficient sunlight, air flow and fertilizers, it was probably the additional water that allowed it to push bigger growths than it previously had. Plants can only synthesize so much from sunlight, air and fertilizers before it runs out of water to "burn" and must be replenished....See Morecottage gardening in extreme heat and drought
Comments (27)Oklahomarose, I tried Fescue ...once. I'm originally from Southern California, and although summers there are hot & dry, it didn't (used to be anyway) this hot! They have been in a terrible drought too. But, we would wear a long-sleeved shirt or light jacket in the mornings until ten and then don summer clothes until around 5 and then long pants and a long-sleeved shirt or light jacket again in the evening. Some nights, we even built a fire in the fireplace. My father grew Fescue out there. Too much work for me to get it going and not as tough as I need. I'm the freak around here. The feed store guy in town told me they didn't appreciate me moving here with my "Funny California ways of doing things." Oh well. I am growing St. Augustine grass on the South side of the house in part-shade with my Brown Turkey Fig. Both came from Louisiana where I lived for ten years before moving up here. I was told they would freeze here, but they are doing fine on the South side. I have to water them every day, but it is such a lovely lawn and I so enjoy those sweet figs in late summer. I love that area now. Cool and green. This past Fall, went drove to South Carolina to see the new grand baby. I cleaned out my daughter's flower beds for her and brought home all the Centipede Grass to try here. I planted it under the Weeping Willow on the North side and five clumps or seven survived the winter. I think that was pretty good since it wasn't even established yet before the cold hit. Those clumps are doing fine. Bermuda won't grow well if at all under trees, but the St. Augustine and Centipede do. I have cousins who live in Washington state, and they are ALWAYS trying to get us to move up there. They are gardeners too. I FEEL your pain and anxiety. ~Annie...See MoreWhat about extreme heat ?
Comments (33)Ok- who is the real kb in South Carolina or is this a confusion with kb in So Cal. Sorry Jerri from Southern California (plumeriastix) who I know so I get the duh award. My brain is too old for this confusion. It would be much nicer if the info page had city and state along with the zone. This would make data and info much more useful since each region has its own unique demands and problems because plumies grow differently in each climate. Jerri- on the epsoms salts. sprinkling it on is fine. Just do not do it too often. It is not a fertilizer so it takes quite a load to become a problem. Still, it is best to follow the manufacturers directions. Since you have high evaporation, I would make sure that monthly I let my hose run slowly for a few minutes in each pot to flush out the salts, then add the new fertilizers and salts the next day. I would get a moisture meter to make sure your soil was very dry before watering again (it looks dry but down inside it can still be moist.) I just use the trash can because by the next afternoon I have warm, chlorine free water and I toss in non-fertilizers (ST,seaweed, mycorrhiza fungi, sometimes calcium nitrate.) to make an easy to distibute solution. i could use a concentrated blend and use a hose siphon, which I have, but I like the old fashioned care. Last year, I did a solution of Dr. Earth Bloom in 33 gallons of water but after the recommended wait of 3 days, my downwind neighbors were considering constructing a gallows for me- the smell was like a dairy. Of course, my plants thought it was Dom Perignon. Bill...See MoreHot Peter...the most prolific pepper in extreme heat?
Comments (4)That's nice to have peppers come back after low temps and freezes, keep it up and over the years saving seeds may end up with a hot pepper plant that is able to withstand the colder temps. I gotta ask to they grow true to form? Or just a gimmick to get people to buy?...See Moreshive
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