Why are my PNW native plants built for Ohio weather?
dandelionpicnic
thank you! we are having a heat wave here too and I am very nervous about my 3 week old transplants…
emacked
I have done so much planting and transplanting in ridiculously hot weather. This is all solid advice. In weather like this I typically water transplants twice a day if I see some dramatic wilting. But I water deeply per the instructions.
theRemRemBooBear
How would you use cardboard for shade?
bracekyle
I am very confused by this guidance….. Aside from new transplants, I have never, ever babied my native plants. Like I have a wahoo tree I planted about 2 months ago – I keep that wet during these heat waves, but I have never had an established in ground native plant that needed help, as long as I planted it in the right soil and sun. One benefit of native plants is supposed to be that they aren’t fussy and have evolved for these events.
endfossilfuel
One of the many reasons I have native plant gardens is that I don’t have to do anything, no matter the weather.
Disregard the list, the plants will be fine.
razortoilet
I didn’t even realize there was a heat wave until seeing all these gardening posts recently. We live in Central Texas, so when I walk outside and feel 95+ degree heat, I don’t even think twice about it. You’d be shocked how hardy Texas plants are, to both cold and hot weather. It rained recently these past few weeks, so all of our plants (both native and non-native) have been thriving and growing like crazy. They could care less about heat; all plants need in Texas is water, and they lose their shit and grow like there’s no tomorrow. It’ll get to 100, and half the plants we have won’t even wilt.
SomeDumbGamer
My Prunus Avium I keep in a container is getting its ass whooped by New England. Definitely shows itself as a foreigner. My Native magnolias that I also grow in containers were chillin like:
First time?
LRonHoward
I learned a while ago that if a plant needs supplemental watering after it is established it’s not gonna be a good fit. I’d rather spend time finding the native plants that like the site conditions I have rather than watering or mulching or doing any of the other things this graphic suggests. All the species I have survived droughts, incredible rainfalls, weird temperature anomalies, late spring/early spring… everything in between.
I know it can be really hard for people who are just starting out (I learned this the hard way when I started out), but doing the research up front before you buy a plant will save you a ton of time and money in the long run… and that just takes time to learn. I’ve made many plant placement mistakes, and I learned that because I didn’t water or provide artificial shade during a heat wave haha
(there are obvious exceptions for extreme drought conditions, but providing artificial shade is a ridiculous suggestion)
T00luser
These are the EXACT same rules I use with my children:
1st and 2nd years need some extra care
water allowed at night or am
observe don’t panic
soak their feet
etc.
My kids are built for Michigan’s climate (*cough* four-in-a-row *cough*)
estelle2839
I definitely did prune my tomato plant yesterday during this heat wave
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Why are my PNW native plants built for Ohio weather?
thank you! we are having a heat wave here too and I am very nervous about my 3 week old transplants…
I have done so much planting and transplanting in ridiculously hot weather. This is all solid advice. In weather like this I typically water transplants twice a day if I see some dramatic wilting. But I water deeply per the instructions.
How would you use cardboard for shade?
I am very confused by this guidance….. Aside from new transplants, I have never, ever babied my native plants. Like I have a wahoo tree I planted about 2 months ago – I keep that wet during these heat waves, but I have never had an established in ground native plant that needed help, as long as I planted it in the right soil and sun. One benefit of native plants is supposed to be that they aren’t fussy and have evolved for these events.
One of the many reasons I have native plant gardens is that I don’t have to do anything, no matter the weather.
Disregard the list, the plants will be fine.
I didn’t even realize there was a heat wave until seeing all these gardening posts recently. We live in Central Texas, so when I walk outside and feel 95+ degree heat, I don’t even think twice about it. You’d be shocked how hardy Texas plants are, to both cold and hot weather. It rained recently these past few weeks, so all of our plants (both native and non-native) have been thriving and growing like crazy. They could care less about heat; all plants need in Texas is water, and they lose their shit and grow like there’s no tomorrow. It’ll get to 100, and half the plants we have won’t even wilt.
My Prunus Avium I keep in a container is getting its ass whooped by New England. Definitely shows itself as a foreigner. My Native magnolias that I also grow in containers were chillin like:
First time?
I learned a while ago that if a plant needs supplemental watering after it is established it’s not gonna be a good fit. I’d rather spend time finding the native plants that like the site conditions I have rather than watering or mulching or doing any of the other things this graphic suggests. All the species I have survived droughts, incredible rainfalls, weird temperature anomalies, late spring/early spring… everything in between.
I know it can be really hard for people who are just starting out (I learned this the hard way when I started out), but doing the research up front before you buy a plant will save you a ton of time and money in the long run… and that just takes time to learn. I’ve made many plant placement mistakes, and I learned that because I didn’t water or provide artificial shade during a heat wave haha
(there are obvious exceptions for extreme drought conditions, but providing artificial shade is a ridiculous suggestion)
These are the EXACT same rules I use with my children:
1st and 2nd years need some extra care
water allowed at night or am
observe don’t panic
soak their feet
etc.
My kids are built for Michigan’s climate (*cough* four-in-a-row *cough*)
I definitely did prune my tomato plant yesterday during this heat wave