278 Hot Summer Garden Tips LIVE!

Wherever you garden, you have had to endure days and days of sizzling summer temperatures. Your garden is trying to survive those heat waves, as well. Today, Debbie Flower and I have tips for getting your garden through triple digit heatwaves and a lot more. Recorded live at the Fair Oaks Horticulture Center in Sacramento on August 5, 2023.

• Why you don’t want to use garden soil in containers. (7:02)

• The best potting mix to use for a container plant. (8:48)

• What’s happening to the roots of plants in containers on a 100-degree day. (15:24)

• How to better protect your outdoor potted plants in a heatwave.(16:47)

• The differences in shade cloth, and how to use it. (22:30)

• How to reuse old potting soil. (27:30)

• Are you watering your container plants effectively? Probably not. (31:11)

• What do you put in the bottom of a plant container to aid drainage? Nothing! We tell you why. (32:40)

• How to save garden seeds to last for years. (43:17)

• And, how to get pepper seeds to germinate in half the time. (49:59)

That’s a lot, and it’s all in today’s episode, number 278, Hot Summer Garden Tips, Live!

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p.s. Check the transcript for explanations of "hospital implement" and "always-available moisture sensor"..

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