The hot sun is also a problem here. I find that plants grown under few hours of direct sun light and mostly indirect sun grow better than those in full sun. They don't get leggy at all, in fact IâÂÂd rather have them leggy because the hot sun stunts their growth. What plants are you growing? Bitter melon and basils(lemon and christmas) seem to have no problem under full sun. Eggplants once they get big enough can handle it as long as you give them enough water. If the seedlings and transplants are planted in the sunny side, I sometimes place an object near them or over them to provide shade during the hottest part of the day. The object is removed when the plant is big and strong enough to handle the hot sun. Also, we usually water twice a day.

but noticed some spectacular hostas being posted that WERE fertilized and figured it won't hurt to give them a few granules here and there. ==>>> here is how its supposed to work... in my head [for what that is worth].... application and theory are often divergent ... the whole point of potting media.... is WATER MANAGEMENT .... in a predictable manner .... water should go in the top ... retain what is needed.. and that varies per plant... and then out the bottom ... media should be changed.. when that predictability ceases ... e.g. one pot stays too wet ... the plant wilts because it doesnt hold enough water.. the plant deepens... etc ... with me so far???? so.. by draining all out the bottom ... it takes with it.. over a year or two.. all the nutrients.... so then you have to address fertilizer ... and that would depend on your growing season ... because you want it.. on some level.. to also flush thru .. so that the media is somewhat neutral by the time dormancy/winter comes around.... so timing and type is imperative ... stuff like time release.. has length ratings for season... e.g. 9 months, 3 month.. 4 month ... the 9 is used for greenhouse plants that never really go dormant .... and when you think about it... here in MI ...you are lucky to have a 3 month schedule .... [ruling out coming up ion stored energy thru late may ... and starting to decline by mid sept ....] so ... enough for now... a few granules of this or that.. applied after frost/freeze is done in spring ... or even better.. a water sol.. should cause no problem.. ever... as you say.. a little of this or that wont hurt .. but get it thru your head... IN A POT... more is usually not better ... you can not change the genetic growth rate of a plant by hyperfertilization ..... i said.. good day ... ken

Garland, Texas here, a suburb of Dallas. Been really hot and dry the past few weeks, and the past few days have been the hottest! Past two days around 104-105, and nights around 80 degrees. Definitely survival mode around here, and I water my garden every other day. Amazingly my cucumber are still producing! I keep picking a basketfull every few days and have given lots away. I am getting a few runts, but have had some nice sized ones too despite the heat. Yellow crookneck squash was producing good when it was between 98-100 for highs, but the past few days above 100 has pretty much shut them down. Okra loves the heat. 104 and they are happily producing. Have started given some away... Peppers are producing, but mostly they are ripening, since I think most of them set when the temps were in the upper 90s. I pulled up all my bush beans. The plants were surviving, but no beans anymore, except and occasional tiny runt bean. As Dan said, tomorrow we get a cold front, and temps are supposed to go back to normal, which is mid to upper 90s! Yeah big hats, shorts, lots of water! People pay money to go into a sauna and sweat buckets. I do it in my garden for free!

You should probably go to every 5 or 4 days. The renovation is the reason. Your roots are not as deep as they should be yet. I hear you on the dry weather. With low humidity I've had to water my grass patches. Y'all have gotten a lot more rain than I have in Bandera. I've gotten 1.5 inches in the past 6 weeks and then a half inch this weekend. Hoping for more in the next few days. If y'all got rain, then you're good to go for a week...assuming we continue with the overcast and more or less normal humidity.