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That 105 degree week killed half my new shrubs
Planted 6 arborvitae in early July after building a new bed. Looked great for exactly 4 days. Then we hit that heatwave where it was 105 for 3 days straight. I watered every morning like normal but they still got scorched. Three of them are brown and crispy now. Lost about $90 worth of plants. Should I have put up shade cloth or watered twice a day? Anyone else lost plants in a sudden heat spike?
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blair_taylor3228d ago
Dude you absolutely should've done shade cloth. "watered every morning like normal" is your first mistake - 105 degree heat changes everything. Normal watering doesn't cut it when the sun is literally cooking your plants.
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milam4828d ago
Shade cloth plus an extra evening soak when it's that hot. Crispy shrubs are a hard way to learn that lesson.
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