Sign up to be notified of the Epic Garden Straw release: https://shop.epicgardening.com/ It’s HOT right now across most of the USA, and many of you expressed some sadness over friend plants, discouraging results in the garden, etc. So I figured I’d drop a few tips that have helped my summer garden beat the heat.
0:00 – Intro
0:33 – Water Early and Deep
1:13 – Shade Cloth
2:08 – More Mulch
3:03 – Fertilize Less
4:03 – Prune Less
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IT'S SO HOT! How's your garden doing?
spring is coming up over here
some of the trees around my neighbourhood have started budding already
i need to get some pots ready for planting
my yard feels a fair bit hotter than average as it is fully paved (atleast we chose a light grey brick but its still hotter than dirt/grass) generally doesnt get too hot here (32c average from november-mid february) with summer rainstorms about 1-3 weeks apart each
only problem is the soil in the pots is starting to look a bit barren and levels have dropped over the last few years (kinda been neglecting my garden)
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hears the line "become a morning person"
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Shade cloth is a live saver. I cover all my transplants with it for at least 2 weeks. This way they have a better chance of establishing themselves before the dreaded sun.
Thanks for a relevant and realistic video, Kevin. You're spot on! We stretch 75% shade cloths across 7
8 foot high (and about two inch thick) bamboo poles to make sort of an 18 x 18 foot canopy (the poles are spaced about 6 feet apart to make squares). That allows us to keep an eye on climbing vegetables such as cucumbers and beans. Don't worry about comments regarding long trousers and long sleeve shirts. We do the same for two reasons: it inhibits sunburn, and – in our parts of the world – it stops nasty bites from malariaor dengue fever-carrying mosquitoes. We also wear wide-brimmed, and quite ugly straw coolie hats ;-)))). Keep up the good work. Stay safe and healthy, regards from tropical (i.e. hot and humid) Malaysia!Ooops: meant to say seven or eight foot high bamboo poles.
Leaves are getting scorched. Large areas that can't be shaded. Any suggestions?
Thanks so much for the summer heat tips!
On another note, I have a pallette that I was thinking will make a great wall garden. Any tips of what to use to hold the soil and plants? I saw one in you garden.
Its so hot we all definitely need to shade our gardens I live In Oklahoma this summer was murder with the heat
HI Kevin. When are we going to see that GardenStraw in your online shop?
Just wondering, I want to buy 4 packages of those you have on this video.
SA, TX.
Thanks
I started Home gardening 2 years ago – in South Africa. – with many many fails.
You may be on the other side of the planet – but your advice is AMAZING – and thus far the only ones that work!
Thanks for the videos!!
I'm having a look online for your book now
I’m late but OMG YOU LIVE IN SAN DIEGOOOO!? Me too!!!
Very very hot in Texas here in Austin as well all the time. Our summers are in the hundreds. I love love your videos.
Love that shade cloth idea!
Life long texan with incredibly pale skin. Covering your skin and wearing more clothes will help you in the heat as long as you are hydrated. The more you do the more you will see the benefits. My routine is to apply suncreen, or a lotion with good spf, everywhere early in the day and let dry. Then just basically wear light winter clothes. It protects from Sun damage as well as allows the sweat to cling to you better for cooling. You will stink, but your skin will be safe and it deters aging.
love your shirt! can you tell me where you got it?
I live in northern california in Bay area…. what kind of straw mulch is better for this zone and where it can be sourced from?
Maybe an open swamp cooler and a fan might cool things down?
Just lost my tomato’s in Vegas from this last heat wave.
Im in BC Canada. It's been 115F where I live which is hotter than normal and it hasn't been cooling down at night. My garden has been badly affected and ive lost about 50% of my plants. Ive only been able to save plants by moving them to my shade garden (which is small and packed right now).
Shade is my friend right now. I can't wait for this to be over.
I live in Southern CA and I have two veggie gardens, one in the long beach area and another in the Yorba Linda area. I want get some shade cloth. Can I do a 40% shade in Yorba Linda and a 30% shade in the LB or just do 40% for both?
How well is okra doing this year with the heat? (2021)
You ever grow sorghum?
Darn, just fertilized. Oh well.
Always watching your upload about gardens