How has this heat wave been affecting your garden?
Paul (MD 7a)
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For those who were affected by the latest heat wave....
Comments (19)I'm in Texas too and summer is just gearing up, with temps in the mid to upper nineties during the day and barely getting below 80 at nighttime. I have one hybrid tea that's a year old (I think it is Chicago Peace) and two baby Austins, Evelyn and Abrahan Darby. Evelyn is in the ground and Abe is in a pot, waiting for me to get his bed ready. The HT is suffering badly in the heat. I have to water it at least twice a week and make sure the mulch is piled thick around its base. Its last blooms are bedraggled, crisp, and totally bleached. Evelyn, on the other hand, had been sitting in her new spot for about 2 months doing nothing visible. But once the temps starting hitting 90, she exploded in new growth and has even put out three buds in the last couple weeks. She doesn't get as much sun as I expected her to - I planted her near a tall crape myrtle and forgot how leafy they get - so perhaps she welcomes the break from the scorching temperatures. Abraham isn't doing much, and that's ok - he's still getting used to his new pot. But since he's so similar to Evelyn, I expect that he'll do just fine this summer....See MoreHow is climate change affecting your garden?
Comments (22)Climate in Florida seems to varie greatly from what I see. It seems to rain very regularly in West Palm Beach and fort Lauderdale for instance, even in winter. Actually I researched their climate and they're catergorized as a rainforest climate with no real dry season, while here in St. Pete it's a Savannah climate with long periods of dry weather. I'm considering one day moving as I can't stand the long dry season here, my soil is just nearly always dry and having to water so very often by hand is becoming too much. I was just talking to my friend about the weather in my area this summer. We both find it's been a mild summer in my area. Most days have been 90° or below while last summer it seemed like every single day was 95° or above. I just checked next weeks forecast for my area and we have most days only in the mid to upper 80's....See MoreHow has your Taste Etc. in Roses/Gardening Evolved? Your Journey....
Comments (13)KrisThis is a great topic. I'm the oddball in that my taste has remained fairly constant over the years, I've just never had the wherewithall to realize it in my garden. I used to have extensive perennials, but couldn't keep up with them. That's one reason I decided to go for my dream rose garden. I find it easier to take care of one sort of thing at one time. I've always loved the Austins, OGRs and singles with fragrance in the pinks, deep dark reds and OGR fuschia. I've always loved polyanthas. Kristine, I'm headed in the opposite direct in subtle ways in that I'm more open to orange coloured roses and even modern HTs so long as they're not in the main beds. I never thought I'd put in Cinco de Mayo in a million years, but it's in my front yard by my brick wall and looks really good with campsis and swathes of warmer coloured flowers. I also used to find some two-toned flowers "gauche", but I'm chill on them now and search them out! I even found space for my Springhill rainbow Ch-Ching and All my Loving in a lower level bed and have to admit, they look really good. I've also warmed to the pale purple roses such as Violet's Pride and am now ordering Quicksilver. Getting the Rainbow of Roses opened my eyes to some things I would have turned up my nose at for some stupid reason. I guess I liked these things in other peoples gardens who had a more modern house and didn't have the imagination to see what cheer they could bring to an old one. Still, The OGRs etc. just speak to me in a different way. I'm the same way with dress and interior design.... so long as it has a style, I'm good with it!, but remain a vintage girl at heart. : ))...See MoreHow wicked has your weather been
Comments (96)Maifleor, I've seen people throw away things I would still consider safe, but some of these people were out of power for 36 hours to four days. I would think most of us have coolers, but some people probably didn't consider using them. Some folks lost water early on too. They may have decided to go straight to convenience foods. I'm not sure. I was pretty surprised to learn that people had thrown out uncooked eggs. I'll cut out bad parts of an apple, potato or tomato. A lot of people don't. I'm not sure if they don't know they can or just think it is a waste of their time. Usually, food is pretty easy to find. People were posting that the stores had milk, eggs and bananas today so we ended up at Kroger. It was kind of sad, the freezers were blocked off. It was apparent that they had to throw away a lot of food... I'm assuming for lack of electricity. They must not have back up generators. I had gone to HEB yesterday. They didn't have milk, eggs and bread because everyone had bought it. Their trucks are running and they have a great supply chain for emergencies. I've been really impressed by how they have handled the hurricanes, pandemic and now this horrible ice storm....See Moretheforgottenone1013 (SE MI zone 5b/6a)
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