I would water them a little every day, maybe give them a little shade if possible. With seedlings, you can put a lawn chair over them, but maybe you could find some shade cloth?

Were they small plants? If so, I think Lisa's shade and watering solution will carry them through the period of transplant shock.

If they were larger plants, I don't usually transplant large plants while it still is in the 90s, especially in drought or especially if we're having some strong winds. I think they really can shock too much in those conditions if they are in anything bigger than a 1 or 2 gallon pot when you buy them. It just seems like the bigger pots have too much topgrowth for the roots to support if transplanted in hot, dry, windy weather. If I have to transplant something like that into the ground in hot weather, I prune it back by 50% at transplant time. While the temperatures have cooled off some in September, especially at night, I can't feel much improvement during the day time---it is still too hot and too dry and too windy and I imagine the plant is a little unhappy about being transplanted in those conditions. I think it will recover though. Hardy hibiscus are awfully tough and resilient.

The poor things are looking better. At one point I could have sworn they were dead! I think it was the winds. I would never have planted them if I knew we were going to have the winds we've had. I doubt they will bloom this year but survival would be nice. Waiting for cool weather, may not get here, before I plant any fall flowers. I am afraid we will go from hot straight to cold like we did last year. I hope not I would like to have a fall.

hope everybody gets a good drink this weekend

I'm glad they are looking better. I think they were just having a temper tantrum and whining that "it's too hot and windy".

I hope the rain materializes this weekend over a widespread area, but I am not really expecting much down here. Our official rainfall for the last 60 days is 0.7" and there's been plenty of times the forecast predicted rain and gave us a decent chance of getting it...and nothing fell, or only a hundredth of an inch fell or whatever. Thus, I've stopped getting my hopes up when they mention rain. I just avoid disappointment by not expecting the rain in the first place.

I watered the peach trees yesterday and the plum trees today. They're in sandy soil that drains very quickly so I cannot ignore them and tell them to wait for rain like I have been with the fenced garden. The garden looks awful but we're in severe drought so you wouldn't really expect it to look all green and perky at this point.

I cannot believe how much the heat is hanging on into mid-September. I'm so ready for cooler daytime highs to arrive. I noticed a few trees with yellow leaves today, but I don't think it is the autumn color change. I think it is a drought-related color change.