Twenty-percent to 30% shade cloth may not look like it's providing much shade, but when afternoon sun reaches garden vegetables during summer heat, it can provide a few degrees of protection. Tree ...

Hot weather is here and that can bring extra challenges for vegetable gardens as high temperatures cause yield and quality loss in many vegetable crops. For example, high temperatures contribute to ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Don't make the mistake that beginning gardeners make way too often and forget to add shade for your plants when you need to. The hot summer ...

Brian Blake often lectures desert gardeners about watering deeply rather than frequently. But on weeks of intense heat like this one, he says, most rules go out the window. "When it gets to 110 ...

We’ve had excessive heat this summer, and it appears more is on the way. Many gardeners have turned to shade cloth to protect their crops and tender plants. Shade cloth is an open-weave synthetic ...

Lettuce is a cool weather crop, which simply means it will always grow better during the cooler temperatures of spring or fall. It can be planted very early since it can withstand light frost.

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