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 ...

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 ...

Want to protect your plants from bugs and other garden pests? This is an easy DIY solution involving a few hula hoops and other inexpensive materials. SuzelleDIY, who is (fair warning) a little kooky, ...

Gardeners usually seek out sunlight to help their plants thrive, but this isn't always the case. If your plants are exposed to too much sunlight, they can dry up, and eventually perish. Clear signs ...

During summer, many parts of the country experience high temperatures rise and low rainfall amounts. Many plants will ...

The two four-metre parallel rows of wire fencing I set up, one metre apart, early in the spring for the shelling peas have created a space that is easy to keep cool and shaded in hot, sunny weather.

Many gardeners love being outside in their garden on a beautiful sunny summer afternoon. But what if your garden is in a full-sun location and the air temperature is 95 degrees with a heat index of ...

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.

Leaving my garden in the heat of summer can feel worrying but some simple planning means it misses me less than I miss it.

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If you look forward to perfect peppers, but are disappointed when they get sunburned, there aren’t as many, or they aren’t as big, chances are that sunlight is to blame. Solar intensity and high ...