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12 years ago

Came home early knowing it was hot today 105 according to the car!! Came home to all my plants looking really sad!
Used my Fluke temp gun and the ground was 144 and the containers were 119. Did'nt have time to take pics but I hit them with some cooler water about 75 and they all came alive in about 20 min. One was really bad- leaves almost touching the ground really droopy! Gonna move them to a shady side of the house for the next few days. Kinda hard to find room for 28 plants without putting them in harms way (DOG). Wish me luck!

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12 years ago
That's what I was dealing with, I bought a roll of burlap (3x24') for 13 dollars at ace hardware and used some old fence post to make a shade. I have 21 buckets with plants in them so I actually need another roll. I'll probably get it this weekend it's supposed to be back above 100 Monday.
Good luck with the plants hope it didn't fry.
Randal
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