New to gardening

[Michael Rowland]

My wife and I have started our 1st garden this year. Production of vegetables is doing pretty well. Our problem is that with the Texas heat soaring above 105, it is hard to the plants from wilting. Any suggestions?

[MISSY WILSON]

I'm new to gardening also, and this heat isn't doing anyone any favors!  I'm battling mites and flea beetles which are apparently fans of this heat.  My eggplants are having a very hard time, and one of them is fixing to kick the bucket.  I've added mulch to the garden, but it might be too little too late.

[Michael Rowland]

Thank you for the advice. Although it may be too late I will take the suggestion to try to save what we can.our area is now on water restrictions from 8a.m. To 8p.m. So that is not making things any easier. Thanks again fir the suggestion! Good luck with your garden also!

MISSY WILSON said:

I'm new to gardening also, and this heat isn't doing anyone any favors!  I'm battling mites and flea beetles which are apparently fans of this heat.  My eggplants are having a very hard time, and one of them is fixing to kick the bucket.  I've added mulch to the garden, but it might be too little too late.

[Ty Mellon]

This heat is killing everyone and everything.  The only thing I can really recommend is that you shade the area as much as possible during the afternoon sun and let you plants get as much MORNING sun as possible.  But frankly, it is over 90 degrees here in Austin by 9:00 AM.  Truly dejecting.....  Also, I would make sure the types of things you are growing are appropriate for the heat.  the things I have that are doing (relatively) well are Peppers (Bell, Jalapeno, Habanero, New Mexico Green Chile) and Tomatoes.   If you are doing the right watering, then any onions you have in the ground should be good as well.  My Basil is growing like a weed, but my Cilantro fried and died a while back and I'm not even bothering to replace it.  Keep us posted?

 

Thanks!

 

Ty 

[Michael Rowland]

It is truly sad when I say we are having a funeral for our garden. The heat has devastated it and with water restrictions being from 8 am -8 pm it has become very difficult .
Squash, cucumbers, tomatoes-gone. Okra fairing a little better but not much.
I will take shading and other mentioned suggestions for our 2nd year of gardening. Still excited about gardening and will forge on! Thanks fir the input!

Ty Mellon said:

This heat is killing everyone and everything.  The only thing I can really recommend is that you shade the area as much as possible during the afternoon sun and let you plants get as much MORNING sun as possible.  But frankly, it is over 90 degrees here in Austin by 9:00 AM.  Truly dejecting.....  Also, I would make sure the types of things you are growing are appropriate for the heat.  the things I have that are doing (relatively) well are Peppers (Bell, Jalapeno, Habanero, New Mexico Green Chile) and Tomatoes.   If you are doing the right watering, then any onions you have in the ground should be good as well.  My Basil is growing like a weed, but my Cilantro fried and died a while back and I'm not even bothering to replace it.  Keep us posted?

 

Thanks!

 

Ty 

[Jessica Freeman]

Our heat probably isn't as bad as ya'll as we are here in PA. But it's been hot too! I use containers for gardening, specifically GrowBoxes (http://www.agardenpatch.com) so it makes it a little easier to up and move them around. However, with water added they can be heavy :)  I too, lost my cilantro and and my romaine started turning bitter.  :(    However, there is nothing like homegrown food so I will keep going!!!!