Straw mulch retains soil moisture and keeps roots cool during hot weather. (Photos: Kathy Morrison) Help your garden cope with triple-digit heat The heat is on! After several days of relatively mild temperatures, triple-digit...
The vegetables may look a little ragged this late in the season — and the air a bit smoky, even in the morning — but keep harvesting to prompt plants to continue producing. (Photo:...
Sunburned tomatoes are among the unfortunate effects of the current heat wave. (Photo: Kathy Morrison) Sacramento already has experienced its hottest day ever in August. Now, we have smoky skies, too. What’s that doing...
Frost cloth attached to hoops protects this gardener’s strawberry and melon plants from intense sunlight. (Photos: Kathy Morrison) It’s going to be ugly, Sacramento The forecast for the next week in Sacramento is terrifying: Eight...
Keep an eye on squash in the heat. That pattypan squash could be the size of a salad plate in no time at all. (Photo: Kathy Morrison) Heat is normal for mid July; take...
Telltale webbing of spider mites covers this spirea. The cure? Water. (Photo: Debbie Arrington) Watch out for sunburned plants, too Recent blazing hot weather has brought out heat-related pest and garden issues – while...
If tomato plants aren’t setting, you can assist pollination of the flowers. (Photo: Kathy Morrison) Ways to nudge your vines to a better harvest Are you seeing lots of flowers on your tomato plants but...
This tomato plant might drop its flowers in the next several hot days, but there are measures a gardener can take to save the tomatoes already growing. (Photo: Kathy Morrison) How to help your tomatoes cope...
Angela Judd blogs about gardening in the Phoenix area and now has a book out. (Photos courtesy Angela Judd and Simon & Schuster) Angela Judd knows how to garden in high heat. As a mother of five...
