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0:00 How to Save Your Garden From the Heat Intro
0:43 Mulching & The Plant Root Zone – Key
1:51 Huge Watering BEFORE the High Heat Arrives
2:34 Overview of Using Shade Cloth – What is It?
3:49 A Look at Cucumbers & Heat Strategies – Mulch
6:26 Use Tall Crops for Shade – Corn & Cucumber Example
8:20 Peppers & The Heat – Less Worry
9:12 Visual Example of Different Types of Shade Cloth
11:13 Example 1 – 50/50 Shade Cloth & Tomatoes
12:36 Example 2 – 70/30 Shade Cloth & Trellis Arch
14:08 Example 3 – 50/50 Shade Cloth & Completed Mulching
15:01 Example 4 – 70/30 Shade Cloth & Peppers
16:23 Should I Use Shade Cloth for 2 Days of Heat?
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22 Comments
Gary is it too late to plant peppers and tomatoes in Zone 8?
Thank you for the Great info. how about other fruit trees, could young fruits fall off as well?
Gary – Your Corn is looking Great! – fingers crossed, the naughty Raccoon stays away this season! Great Video 😊
Gary the artichoke l bought from you just form two fruits today.
I've recently shaded my GStalk tower of bush beans. I noticed that they were flowering but not producing. Usually I have green beans running out my ears at this time. I'll let you know if the shade cloth is a solution.
Gary…..how do you protect your plants in Green Stalks? I have 3. I’m in zone 7a in Virginia, just west of Richmond…..what do I do??? How can I protect my plants (tomatoes, green beans, etc) from the sun? I can’t afford the GreenStalks covers……I’ve worked so hard to get my 3 GreenStalks to produce…..I can’t lose them now!!! I just got a raised planter on wheels to grow more veggies…..????? HELP! ❤❤❤
Thank you! I'm in Maryland zone 5b and I'm at 92° for today. I need to get my tomatoes covered. 90+ next 6 days. We never get this hot. Idk what to do😢
I see your marigolds-will you do a video on your marigold challenge-do you see a difference?
I can't imagine how long it must take to water your massive garden. Mt garden is about 12 x 12 and to deeply water each plant takes about 30 minutes.
I have shade cloth up on everything thru the day, I have brutal west sun in the afternoon. Do I take it down in the morning before the sun comes around or can I just leave it up day & night. Just concerned for air flow.
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Half my plants already died during the May – June freeze and thaw. 3 cucumbers survived of the 12 that I planted. 18 pea plants only 5 survived. Squirrels dug up 12+ beans, only 5 sprouted. Worst of all half my raspberries were hit by cane borers. I ran out of seed and time this year to start backup plants. Lesson learned for next year: I need to triple what I planted this year.
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Getting ready to put up my shade cloth. I live across the bay bridge from you. My tomato plants are yellowing from the bottom and going up the plant a little. Never had this happen. I'm a little concerned.
How many tomato plants are in your grow pots?
Do you water before or after placing the mulch?
Last year was my 2nd year gardening and using shade cloth during heatwaves in NY, zone 7B was a game changer! 😅 So I’m doing the same thing this week, when I temperatures will rise to the high 90’s -100 degrees! 😮💨 Protecting my plant babies! 👌🏽🤗
I have lost several Anaheim peppers to heat. Installing shade cloth now. Just south of Annapolis. Tomatoes and cukes are ok
Thank you Gary. It's going to be hot,..yes, I'm going to get out the shade cloth too.
Thank you for all you do. If the plants still need to be pruned at the bottom to help with airflow, is it ok to do that or wait until after the days of high heat has passed?
Great video. Thanks for this.
Will frost cloth work as a shade cloth?