After two weeks of 100 to 110 degree temps, my unshaded front yard garden is done for. It really drives home the importance of shade cloth when gardening through ultra-hot summers.
Everything else is still going strong. I’ve now harvested almost 300 pounds of tomatoes for the year and most other crops keep trickling in.
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Your garden looks great! I see the dramatic difference between the shade cloth area and uncovered. I need to figure out a set up. We did have a record high of 119°. I had to Chelsea chop my flowers back. We'll see if they can recover. Stay cool!
Using a shade cloth is not the only option you had. There is another option to grow on hot days, but it has to be prepared before growing something. I never tried it myself. Because currently I do not have the space to try to build what I saw. What I saw should provide plants with a good temperature, but as far as I am concerned work has to be done to prepare what I saw, and space is definitely needed!
Try to remember that temperature is an important factor, for growing, and temperature has to be controlled while growing, or else…
It's good to see a gardening video that can actually compare to the heat of Tucson Arizona. Lol
could you link the shade cloth you are using? I would love to check them out
I am so thankful you suggested that I get a sun cloth because it literally saved my garden. This summer has been brutal!