Ms. Shirley- I'm thinking that was the last bit of real hear we're going to get. But then again, it was just a few years ago where the babies were burning up in their Halloween costumes because of record temps.
Hey, Ms. B! Great garden tips!😊 Linda from "Sweet Tomato Vune Homestead" gave a step-by-step on setting up the irrigation system. My confidence level went straight up after watching her videos on how to set it up. So I hope to have mine set up in time by next summer. These triple digits were torture to me and my garden. As always, thanks for sharing!😊
These are all excellent tips. Here in Southern California our summer temps pretty much average in the nineties. Today, for instance, it got up to 96 degrees. Our heatwaves can also last for up to two weeks and get into the triple digits. Last year, we had so many week-long or longer heatwaves in the high nineties or triple digits that my garden (mostly containers) literally burned up. The only part of my garden that did well were containers that were in a shady spot, or a couple of small in ground plots. I realized that even though I have drip irrigation in most of my garden, I needed to water more frequently. Although we were not a hot this year, we did have heatwaves so during those periods I automatically watered twice a day. My garden did much better this summer because of that one change.
Heya jwilli! Thanks for watching and commenting! Containers take a beating during heatwaves but they can make it through. Such great feedback on watering during this turns even with drip irrigation and watering multiple times a day! Hoping you all get some relief with the high temps!
I live in Louisiana & in July we had high 90’s with triple digit index. During that time I fertilized a citrus tree. I do have some shade from a small tree, but I also used a sun shade (which most call a shade cloth) over my garden. In August we hit the triple digits. To this day, it is doing well & still growing. If I didn’t have the shade cloth, I would’ve had failure. We are still hitting the 90’s & high 80’s, but the shade cloth is off. Mostly what I’m growing loves the sun, but I have to determine when shade is needed to protect them.
Thanks for sharing your real life experience! I always appreciate those (moreso then what I read in articles 😊). I'm glad your citrus tree did well in the heat! 💛
I think we might have gotten off easy on Chicago. We had about 3 real heat waves. One in July, another in August and one last week. And for Chicago. I'm gonna say 95+ is a heat wave 😊😊.
heya Millie, I got the sleeves from Farmers Defense. If you're interested, you can also use my code B_BETTAGARDEN for 10% off of sleeves and other merchandise (hats, aprons, etc.) farmersdefense.com/b_bettagarden . FYI - I receive a small commission at not additional cost to you.
Same here on the heat, and we don't see summer temperatures *quite* as high in, say, August as you do in Chicago. Shade cloth.... This year I purchased several yards of jute burlap (from a fabric store, instead of a garden center, not all of which carry burlap by the yard/meter) but didn't need it, for the most part (amen!) I'll be interested in seeing how it performs, though. Any future thoughts, as, likely to be effective or not? I originally selected because it's biodegradable, and my intention had been to to use it over the winter to hold keep contained any kind of mulch I put down, as we lose a lot of lightweight mulch, no matter how thickly laid down, to Lake Erie breezes. That may yet happen. As a shade cloth material, what do you think? Yea or nay? Has anyone else here employed wick-watered containers as an added insurance against hot, dry spells---or even just hot spells? I'm not talking about SIPS, just wicks in a reservoir (shallow, usually a drip/catch saucer; some of them are fairly deep for as broad as they are, but a second container on the outside might do the trick, much like using a solid --- non-perforated --- seedling tray as a water reservoir for your seedlings?) Ideally, you'd have those set up as you set up the pot or "pot," and you'd have something that won't rot to use as a wick: I used to use the legs of retired pantyhose to make a four-strand braided "rope;" one end is pushed through the bottom of the pot before you add crocking (if you use it) and the soil mixture, and finally the plant/transplant; the other sits in the catch-tray with a pile of garden-type or landscaping stones which can be polished and pretty or just marble crush or river pebbles, as you wish. The stones are not quite as high as the rim of the catch-tray, and the water, added last, just about to the top of the stones. The wick pulls water into the soil, which then acts sort of like a sponge, and if you choose to you can of course water the top of the soil. If you were to do this for any of your plants/vegetables ONLY for the hot periods, that would work, too, and it would allow the plant some ease during the heat of the day if you have to be away from your garden, at a job, say. Much gardening love from Cleveland! 💚💚💚💚💚
Heya Friend! I definitely think a wicking mechanism would help with containers. I've thought about the burlap and looked at the little bit I still had in the garage. I think it would help provide some relief as it will definitely create some shadows will also cool things off based on the material. You bring up it being biodegradable, I'm sure you could get a few seasons out of it especially since we aren't likely to need it very often during the summer. One other thing to consider, this could simply the gardening off process too. I used the weed barrier this year with some of the seedlings I brought outside and it definitely helped provide some cover against both the wind and the sun.
@@BBettaGarden Wicks in wick watering systems/containers need to be made of something which doesn't biodegrade (unless you're willing to do a lot of re-potting to replace degraded wicking materials) but which draws up water; that's what made the discarded pantyhose legs effective. By the same token, you're using something which *is* synthetic and won't decompose, at least not any time soon. I'm with you on the burlap: I think it should give a few seasons of service before giving up the ghost. What was in my mind, though, was that once it does give out or give up, it can be put into the compost bin or cut into smaller bits to be part of a surface mulch precisely because it *does* break down. It hadn't occurred to me to use burlap as shade cloth in the hardening off process---*brilliant!* And thank you extra much for that suggestion! Much gardening love from Ohio! 💚💚💚💚💚
Good point about the material to use for the wicks. And I'm glad the burlap for hardening off was helpful. I have also used burlap as liners for pots (I don't remember if we have talked about that/if you already do that). They only last for about a season as liners as they start to breakdown.
@@BBettaGarden Actually, I don't use many containers; for the most part I grow in in-ground beds. On those few occasions I've used containers, I originally covered the drainage holes with that black landscaping fabric (which I would still use for hanging baskets *inside* a burlap outer "lining" or covering to hide the landscaping fabric---coconut coir, I've read, discolors early and easily) and more recently went over to using unbleached coffee filters made of biodegradable fiber (cotton, I think?) They can take quite a long period of being wet before they start falling apart; they *do* break down either in the ground or in the compost bin/heap, which to my way of thinking is an advantage.... Much gardening love from Ohio! 💚💚💚💚💚
@@bhalliwell2191 gotcha. On a semi related note (things breaking down), do you leave your plant roots in the garden and let them breakdown? I know our climates are similar and when I've left things in place (I was tired at the end of the season), the roots were basically in tack the next year.
Was in oak brook and it was 94 for 3 days, happy to go home to Cleveland.
Ms. Shirley- I'm thinking that was the last bit of real hear we're going to get. But then again, it was just a few years ago where the babies were burning up in their Halloween costumes because of record temps.
I always learn so much from you! ❤love from Ohio.
So glad to know I have been helpful. ❤️#midwest garden neighbor!
Hey, Ms. B! Great garden tips!😊
Linda from "Sweet Tomato Vune Homestead" gave a step-by-step on setting up the irrigation system.
My confidence level went straight up after watching her videos on how to set it up. So I hope to have mine set up in time by next summer. These triple digits were torture to me and my garden.
As always, thanks for sharing!😊
Heya Ms. Elwandaa! Thanks so much for the recommendation. That is exactly what I need. 💚
These are all excellent tips. Here in Southern California our summer temps pretty much average in the nineties. Today, for instance, it got up to 96 degrees. Our heatwaves can also last for up to two weeks and get into the triple digits. Last year, we had so many week-long or longer heatwaves in the high nineties or triple digits that my garden (mostly containers) literally burned up. The only part of my garden that did well were containers that were in a shady spot, or a couple of small in ground plots. I realized that even though I have drip irrigation in most of my garden, I needed to water more frequently. Although we were not a hot this year, we did have heatwaves so during those periods I automatically watered twice a day. My garden did much better this summer because of that one change.
Heya jwilli! Thanks for watching and commenting! Containers take a beating during heatwaves but they can make it through. Such great feedback on watering during this turns even with drip irrigation and watering multiple times a day! Hoping you all get some relief with the high temps!
Thanks for the tips! I am in Texas. Triple digits for about a month now. We are finally getting a little break this week, with upper 90's LOL.
Another gardener in Texas said, that y'all were dipping down to the 90's😊😊. Sending you a virtual cool breeze 💚
I live in Louisiana & in July we had high 90’s with triple digit index. During that time I fertilized a citrus tree. I do have some shade from a small tree, but I also used a sun shade (which most call a shade cloth) over my garden. In August we hit the triple digits. To this day, it is doing well & still growing. If I didn’t have the shade cloth, I would’ve had failure. We are still hitting the 90’s & high 80’s, but the shade cloth is off. Mostly what I’m growing loves the sun, but I have to determine when shade is needed to protect them.
Thanks for sharing your real life experience! I always appreciate those (moreso then what I read in articles 😊). I'm glad your citrus tree did well in the heat! 💛
@@BBettaGarden You’re welcome. ☺️
Was a record hot summer Minnesota...crazy!
I think we might have gotten off easy on Chicago. We had about 3 real heat waves. One in July, another in August and one last week. And for Chicago. I'm gonna say 95+ is a heat wave 😊😊.
@@BBettaGarden I feel bad any temp over 78...lol...not used to it here...so 90-100 all summer was crazy
Where did you get the sleeves?
heya Millie, I got the sleeves from Farmers Defense.
If you're interested, you can also use my code B_BETTAGARDEN for 10% off of sleeves and other merchandise (hats, aprons, etc.) farmersdefense.com/b_bettagarden . FYI - I receive a small commission at not additional cost to you.
Same here on the heat, and we don't see summer temperatures *quite* as high in, say, August as you do in Chicago.
Shade cloth.... This year I purchased several yards of jute burlap (from a fabric store, instead of a garden center, not all of which carry burlap by the yard/meter) but didn't need it, for the most part (amen!) I'll be interested in seeing how it performs, though. Any future thoughts, as, likely to be effective or not? I originally selected because it's biodegradable, and my intention had been to to use it over the winter to hold keep contained any kind of mulch I put down, as we lose a lot of lightweight mulch, no matter how thickly laid down, to Lake Erie breezes. That may yet happen. As a shade cloth material, what do you think? Yea or nay?
Has anyone else here employed wick-watered containers as an added insurance against hot, dry spells---or even just hot spells? I'm not talking about SIPS, just wicks in a reservoir (shallow, usually a drip/catch saucer; some of them are fairly deep for as broad as they are, but a second container on the outside might do the trick, much like using a solid --- non-perforated --- seedling tray as a water reservoir for your seedlings?) Ideally, you'd have those set up as you set up the pot or "pot," and you'd have something that won't rot to use as a wick: I used to use the legs of retired pantyhose to make a four-strand braided "rope;" one end is pushed through the bottom of the pot before you add crocking (if you use it) and the soil mixture, and finally the plant/transplant; the other sits in the catch-tray with a pile of garden-type or landscaping stones which can be polished and pretty or just marble crush or river pebbles, as you wish. The stones are not quite as high as the rim of the catch-tray, and the water, added last, just about to the top of the stones. The wick pulls water into the soil, which then acts sort of like a sponge, and if you choose to you can of course water the top of the soil.
If you were to do this for any of your plants/vegetables ONLY for the hot periods, that would work, too, and it would allow the plant some ease during the heat of the day if you have to be away from your garden, at a job, say.
Much gardening love from Cleveland! 💚💚💚💚💚
Heya Friend! I definitely think a wicking mechanism would help with containers.
I've thought about the burlap and looked at the little bit I still had in the garage. I think it would help provide some relief as it will definitely create some shadows will also cool things off based on the material. You bring up it being biodegradable, I'm sure you could get a few seasons out of it especially since we aren't likely to need it very often during the summer. One other thing to consider, this could simply the gardening off process too. I used the weed barrier this year with some of the seedlings I brought outside and it definitely helped provide some cover against both the wind and the sun.
@@BBettaGarden Wicks in wick watering systems/containers need to be made of something which doesn't biodegrade (unless you're willing to do a lot of re-potting to replace degraded wicking materials) but which draws up water; that's what made the discarded pantyhose legs effective. By the same token, you're using something which *is* synthetic and won't decompose, at least not any time soon.
I'm with you on the burlap: I think it should give a few seasons of service before giving up the ghost. What was in my mind, though, was that once it does give out or give up, it can be put into the compost bin or cut into smaller bits to be part of a surface mulch precisely because it *does* break down.
It hadn't occurred to me to use burlap as shade cloth in the hardening off process---*brilliant!* And thank you extra much for that suggestion!
Much gardening love from Ohio! 💚💚💚💚💚
Good point about the material to use for the wicks. And I'm glad the burlap for hardening off was helpful. I have also used burlap as liners for pots (I don't remember if we have talked about that/if you already do that). They only last for about a season as liners as they start to breakdown.
@@BBettaGarden Actually, I don't use many containers; for the most part I grow in in-ground beds. On those few occasions I've used containers, I originally covered the drainage holes with that black landscaping fabric (which I would still use for hanging baskets *inside* a burlap outer "lining" or covering to hide the landscaping fabric---coconut coir, I've read, discolors early and easily) and more recently went over to using unbleached coffee filters made of biodegradable fiber (cotton, I think?) They can take quite a long period of being wet before they start falling apart; they *do* break down either in the ground or in the compost bin/heap, which to my way of thinking is an advantage....
Much gardening love from Ohio!
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@@bhalliwell2191 gotcha. On a semi related note (things breaking down), do you leave your plant roots in the garden and let them breakdown? I know our climates are similar and when I've left things in place (I was tired at the end of the season), the roots were basically in tack the next year.