Gardening Strategies in a Heat Wave 🥵🔥🌵 

Great liason and the important one. I learn a lot. Thank you, hi Stephany 👋

Spraying the pavement as a strategy. Temp at plant level cooler than head level. Never heard this before. Always learn something valuable here. TY.

A Gardener on the Radio said that years ago, and although he's no longer with us ,I remember him saying the same thing like it was yesterday

Another condition that comes with intense heat is intense wind out here on the high desert prairie - watering in the evening is often necessary after 105 degrees highs with 30-plus mph wind will dry out even well mulched or under planted plants.

I have planted 3 compact cryptomeria this spring. Planted where they get a bit of morning sun. I was steady with keeping them a bit moist. Then I slowed down, missed a few days. Now I'm seeing some die back in one of the three. Some brown tips and lower limbs. Any suggestions

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Very much so! Lots of natives fit those types of spaces.

I have heard of wild ginger, but have no idea how to get some. Is it invasive? I don’t want invasive plants. I have one tree that is acting invasive and it’s bothering me. I live the tree, it’s supposed to bloom, but because it’s still pretty young even though it’s about 8-10 ft tall, but not real wide, maybe it will bloom winning a year or so. If it doesn’t we will be getting rid of it. We’ve already had it for 4 years or so and it’s growing fast, it puts out seedling everywhere! I think it’s called a Pawlonia tree, but I could very well be wrong. I can’t remember the name of it. We bought 5 seedlings that were 3’ tall and skinny, 4 out of the 5 died. Maybe that was a blessing? If the ginger is not invasive I would live to try some here in North Carolina, near Raleigh, but in the rural area.

@@JimPutnam we live in Garner, near Raleigh in the rural area of Johnston County. It’s HOT 🥵 right now! I love your channel Jim! We have almost 3/4 of an acre and I love designing landscapes. I have no idea what to plant under our beautiful straight nice size red oak tree in the front, right now we have a nice thick layer of bark mulch. We get it about every 3-4 years or so as needed. We water every other morning for shady plants and full sun every morning we water. Right, I know what plants struggle, especially ones that were planted with a year or two.

@@lauratruthseekingWarrior it is not invasive for me here in southern Missouri , it makes a dark green mound around the bottom of a tree , around the button bush tree it makes a nice half circle around the bottom , it has a "flower" in the spring under the foliage and is insignificant to appearance but interesting thing about the flower it attracts ground crawling bugs to these flowers to pollinate , it's beautiful leaves are heart shaped . The native bed I take care of at the local botanical gardens is largely waterwise and relies only on what rain we get and right now rain is sparse and heat is extreme 90-100

Some of my favorite native ground covers are green and golds and uva ursi

Good luck with your newly planted landscape. I planted 3 new hydrangeas early spring. They are struggling much more in the heat than my older ones.

I laughed at your comment, as I was just thinking how my exact same plumbagos and bougainvillea were the happiest campers in my garden right now! I’m in the FL panhandle (zone 8b) and bought a bougainvillea this year to throw in my brick mailbox planter to see of it could really take the punishment of its famed “love of neglect” on heat and water in its barren, direct south location! Of course it lost all it bracs/flowers immediately (mind you, it’s just in its’ pot!) but its leaves have remained sturdy and stayed put, so I had hopes … Along comes 104 heat index, and NOW it’s decided it’s “acclimated” and has popped out some new flowers! SMH! Haha! Appreciated your right-on sense of humor on this one!

Just found your channel. Very informative. Thanks from Michigan.

It is serious business the next few days! Thanks for watching!