Heat wave and pea plants
Laura (Z5a Fort Collins, Colorado)
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Planting in a heat wave?
Comments (16)I would put the Bluestone plants in the ground. I bought plants from them during their Mem. Day sale this Spring and last, and they are pretty root-bound in their little pots, so I try to get them in the ground ASAP. They seem to spend the first season getting established and growing roots. Most flowered last summer, but only a few blooms. This Spring, last year's Bluestone plants are taking off like gangbusters! I just hosted a plant swap this weekend, and now have all these new plants that need to be planted, along with lots of winter-sown babies too (zinnias, tomatoes, chile peppers etc). So, if I waited until for perfect transplant conditions, i.e. cooler, cloudy, with a little rain in the forecast, it would be September before all these plants were in the ground! So I started planting stuff out late yesterday afternoon, despite the heat. Water the plants or seedlings well beforehand so the plants are hydrated, don't let them dry out during transplant, and keep them well-watered after. Use something to shade them for a few days if they are going into blazin' full sun and they aren't used to it....See MoreHeat wave, we're having a heat wave
Comments (13)We certainly have mixed weather up here in the north. Cool and gloomy one day or even half a day; a few sprinkles, then it clears up for the rest of the day. Or two days of cool and grey weather followed by one or two full days of sun, although it is still cool. Not too much rain, but about two weeks ago we had one or two days. It is sunny and cool today so far. I remember the drought, too. Seven years of drought and water rationing the last two or three years; we even were asked to supply water to L.A. area, it was so bad; then we had to consider buying from Oregon. That was about the time it cleared up....See MoreQuestion re: zones and caring for plants during heat waves
Comments (2)Petunias and Portulacas are 2 of the best annuals for heat, in my experience. The Portulacas are probably getting too much water, as they can go without it for 2 weeks, potted up, in my yard during really HOT weather...and continue looking good until I DO water them. :) I water the potted petunias a little more frequently, especially if we have drying winds. I actually had some return from last year and put up new growth, and they didn't bother blooming until we hit 90F last month. My large, shrubby Pelargoniums are holding up well in the almost-100-degree heat we've had the last few days - still blooming and looking fresh. They're in the ground, though, and get no supplemental water from me. Brenda...See MorePlant first aid during a heat wave
Comments (11)It was 104 here today with 109 heat index - only 23% humidity. At dusk, the temp dropped to 97 and the wind picked up - it felt cool. That's pretty bad! I wish we had normal temps of 80s and 90s. I'd have tons of tomatoes! They are all blooming like crazy, but not setting fruit. Well, I have gotten a few Earl Girl tomatoes. Harvest three Lemon Boys and have one Cherokee purple turning color now. They sure taste good. If I can just keep them alive until the end of summer or the heat dome goes away that is stalled like a bulls eye over our state, I'll have tons of tomatoes. All the leaves turned brown and fell off the Weeping Willow in the back yard two days ago, in spite of all the watering. I planted cannas around the base and mulched it deeply. The cannas are doing pretty good. Smaller than usual, but they look good and are about to start blooming. I set the sprinkler upside down at the base of the tree and let it run for an hour, and still it got stressed. Good grief! It's so hot that my flip-flops melt to my feet - I am serious. I have to wet my feet to get them loosed from the rubber. I have to change out the water several times a day for the chickens, birds, and the cats (who choose to stay outside under the patio canopy), even though their buckets are in the deepest shade. It feels like bath water. Dang! Imagine how hot the water gets around the plants! Without deep, deep mulch, they just stew in the water. The water is hot down to 6 inches. I think a couple of my flowers cooked to death today. I know that high humidity does the same thing in the heat. When I lived in Louisiana, the humidity was very high and one year when we got way too much rain, my green beans cooked right on the bushes. My entire back yard smelled like cooking green beans. It's just so bad in either case. Ya, a wet towel around my beck really helps. I have to keep wetting it to cool it down. I also wear a do-rag tied around my forehead to catch the super-salty sweat. Man, it burns if I don't. I also wear a hat to keep the top of my head protected. What little brains I have left, I most definitely want to keep. (:/ ~Annie...See MoreZachS. z5 Platteville, Colorado
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