112F and all is not well

Historic drought they are calling it. The White Rhino is almost all dead now. The AK47 is hanging in there. Fuckin' worst drought since I was growin' back in 1980. Seems like the Mexican landraces faired much better back then...

water and shade them.

and mulch and ice cream and a foot massage when it gets past 110f.

2011 just wasn't your year for growing...better luck in 2012

112 degrees what you in kansas

This past week has also been an A**kicker here in Canada. Most days have been 102 in the shade. I'm sure anything in the fields that is'nt shaded is toasty by now.

This is scary. Here in the Central Valley, we've had three very cool summers in a row.

The garden is loving it.

I heard Minnesota had a temp of 124 a week or two ago. I've never seen that, here.

VG that 124 is so humid you would not want it either with humidity it probably was more like 130. I used to live in the Midwest I cant stand the humidity reminds me of japan. dirrtyd

Wow, I'm glad central valley hasn't reached that high yet..goodluck to the ladies!

Its been over 100 for 40+ days and it reached 112 a few weeks ago and i have keep my white rhino alive by watering it alot and keeping it in the shade for the hottest hours..

Weather everwhere has been outta wack. Already had 2 heat waves here as well.

If you live in such a climate shade cloth is equally if not more important than any fancy fertilizer you can come up with. They don't call it weed for nothing. It doesn't necessarily need too too much to do well. However if you can't protect it from drought then you need to spend less on other aspects of the grow. Shade cloth isn't exactly the woven eyebrows of a piss ant. It's relatively cheap. Don't skimp. Shade is essential from noon till 3.

psychedelictripper said:

If you live in such a climate shade cloth is equally if not more important than any fancy fertilizer you can come up with. They don't call it weed for nothing. It doesn't necessarily need too too much to do well. However if you can't protect it from drought then you need to spend less on other aspects of the grow. Shade cloth isn't exactly the woven eyebrows of a piss ant. It's relatively cheap. Don't skimp. Shade is essential from noon till 3.

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Yeah, they love the shade when it's hot !! (I think?) Any of mine get stressed............into partial shade they go. But it hasn't hit 100 F here in my own private Idaho

veggiegardener said:

I heard Minnesota had a temp of 124 a week or two ago. I've never seen that, here.

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with the humidity....only 95-105 really

ya it's been pretty mild where I live in new Mexico the hottest it's been is 95 usually 88 or 87 and it's been stormy this past month monsoon season

I was going to do a post about how its' all the Gov.ments' fault, messin up the ozone and then the aliens beaming down and stealing my weed and thatfriggin dog barkin.........but then i thought NAH , that's not funny.

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Yeah, they love the shade when it's hot !! (I think?) Any of mine get stressed............into partial shade they go. But it hasn't hit 100 F here in my own private Idaho

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All the grass here is stressing and we're no where near 100. Plants are a little more resourceful with deeper root systems. When that sun beats down though and it doesn't rain you got to do exactly what you did, diffuse that light a bit. With things in the ground I forgot how important mulching is. It's like sun block for the soil. Lot of places like in central and southern California as well as the whole SW have poor soil(poor in organic matter, lots of nutrients locked up). All summer long one should be composting organic matter and side dressing their plants. Then let the worms do all the work. They'll bring that organic matter down into the soil and help it retain moisture, aerate it, and allow for easier root growth.

In past years my plants have weathered temperatures up to 115 outdoors and 130+ in my greenhouses. I've never shaded anything. The key to dealing with heat is regular watering and fresh air. I run fans in the greenhouses to aid respiration which cools the plants. In those conditions, some plants have grown 6"/day.

My point is, pot loves heat, as long as it has plenty of water and fresh air.

Since I've never grown in moister climates, I can't say that my experience can be duplicated in the mid West or South.

I agree if you can give them plenty of water you can regulate the temp and that's essentially what you're doing along with staving off total cell dehydration. Take a look at all those CA grows and the soils(native). I see a lot of filled in holes contrasting with the extremely dry(Good the Bad and the Ugly can I have another glass of water, Tuco dry)soil about to blow away. Almost everywhere experiences drought but in the SW it's not called drought, it's called summer and it just doesn't rain. Lot of people in those climes will not be around when their garden needs them the most. There are water timers that could be utilized.